Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)

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

I wish to share my time with Deputy Gould, if that is okay. I seek a Yes or No answer from the Minister. It appears that An Bord Pleanála is not complying with the local, regional and national development plans being created by public representatives, planners of local authorities, regional assemblies and Government Departments. Local authorities are objecting to An Bord Pleanála's decisions on applications but their objections are falling on deaf ears. One example of An Bord Pleanála contravening a development plan is in Kill in County Kildare, where a 400 to 500 apartment complex was granted permission in a village of just 1,200 homes. This is bad planning and is not sustainable. Is it possible for the Minister to oblige the board to comply with our statutory development plans?

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