Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In cases where the local authority grants permission and the roads department in that local authority is supportive of a planning application and where TII comes in and takes the matter to An Bord Pleanála, in those cases, will the TII appoint a liaison officer for the people or parties affected because this is literally putting people's lives on hold. It is causing terrible upset on the ground. These people feel helpless. As a public representative, there is also a sense of helplessness as we believe there is no engagement from TII. This is a real issue and it is affecting people's lives. Would Mr. Nolan appoint personnel to liaise with the parties who see themselves as injured parties in these circumstances to try to find a suitable outcome for everybody?