Mr. Michael Nolan:

In the past four years, we received approximately 4,000 applications from local authorities on which we have to make observations. We have only appealed 0.8% of 1% of those applications. We have had no applications for the past few months and currently there are no appeals to An Bord Pleanála on any developments.

It is rare that we object to or appeal a planning permission given for local communities on national secondary and national primary routes.