Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We certainly found that in our area during Covid in particular, when there were restrictions and people were still driving to An Bord Pleanála to hand things in and pay by cheque. Being able to do all of this online and pay online would be a very progressive step. That level of innovation and investment in technology would make the planning system more easily accessible to everybody.