Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I never said the TII appealed any planning decision. I said it objected to planning applications and I have information that this is a fact, in the shape of a letter from the TII to Clare County Council stating it was considered premature to grant planning permission for Mr. McDonagh's proposed development near the Ennis bypass. The TII also reminded the council of its own plan for services on a site between Ennis and Sixmilebridge. This is a matter of public record as it is on the planning file. I am factually correct in saying that the TII made objections to other people's planning applications and I never said the TII appealed a decision to grant. Mr. Nolan can call it an observation, but when a person writes a letter stating their concerns, and it is attached to a planning application, I call that an objection and I live in the real world. If one is not supporting something and raises concerns about it, it is an objection. I am not saying the TII is not entitled to do this-----