Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

There is a major issue where An Bord Pleanála is granting planning for schemes, particularly in Kildare and Dublin, that completely ignore the development guidelines, nationally, regionally and locally. The development plan for Kill, for example, has more than 1,200 houses, and the board has recently granted permission for 167 units. The planners in Kildare would typically look to see, when a planning application comes in, the provisions for schools, transport and so on. In this case they are completely overlooking these provisions and are just pushing stuff through. I submitted a parliamentary question asking what the Minister was doing in this space around obliging An Bord Pleanála to comply with the development plans. I believe we should get An Bord Pleanála in to the committee.