Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Somebody clever can do the sums. I am just commenting on other assertions made here. I cannot see how it is technically possible or realistic for the ten people to consider all 2,900 cases. I am sure members of the public do not make the calculation. Three members of the board make a decision on a case. As I said at the start, a case could involve a shed at the back of a property or 200 houses. Obviously, the full complement of ten people does not make a decision on an extension. Can I assume that in his leading role Mr. Walsh is the person who balances the expertise of the board in make decisions?