Mr. Michael Nolan:

Of the 4,500 planning applications that we had to review and comment on, approximately 20% would be out of kilter with our guidelines on keeping the network safe and efficient. One is looking at 800 to 900 applications, but only 37 of them went to An Bord Pleanála. That determined that there was a great deal of engagement with the local authority on a case by case basis, so only 37 cases out of 900, which is 0.8% of the total number of applications that goes to An Bord Pleanála. Over a five-year period one is looking at only seven applications a year over the whole network. I am not saying it is a major problem. It demonstrates there is great deal of engagement to filter out from the 800 to 900 adverse applications and come down to a fairly limited number going to An Bord Pleanála.