Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage

10:10 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Department might come back to the committee with a schedule to try to improve the inspection regime. The point raised by Deputy Sherlock is very important. The virtual inspections do not work and there have to be physical inspections. Many of the smaller local authorities do not have the personnel to do it. They might have one person who is shared with planning enforcement, and the person could be wearing three or four hats. It needs attention because of the sheer scale of it. The Department should come back with a detailed note on that for the Deputy and the committee.

I call Deputy Catherine Murphy.

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