Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Interested parties are waiting for the third public consultation. It will be no easier this time. No matter what happens, it is dreadful that we must wait seven years for the process to be completed. I have made my point.

I seek clarification on another matter. We have been referring to An Bord Pleanála in a terms of planning decisions, but I want to separate it from the board, which consists of the same individuals, that is responsible for the governance and corporate running of the organisation. When people hear reference to a board, they normally think of a board of directors, many of whom are non-executive, and which oversees corporate governance. The members of the board have a dual role as they are employees of the board and the equivalent of a board of directors as they are over corporate governance. Am I correct in that regard?