Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Okay. The Planning Regulator appeared before my group, the Regional Group, recently.

He is insisting there are minimum densities contained in the guidelines. He could not tell me where they were but he is insisting they are there. Quite evidently, they are not there, and that is a big factor. Representatives of An Bord Pleanála have appeared before this committee, with its chairman stating there are absolutely no minimum densities. If two arms of the State are involved with the planning and building of houses and this is a time we are instituting county development plans all over the country, if we cannot bring a consensus to all the regulatory performers in the planning process, how will we ever expect to increase building supply?

Has Mr. Doyle written to the Office of the Planning Regulator to inform it that it is misinterpreting the ministerial guidelines? Doing so might prevent the possibility of many cases being judicially reviewed.