Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

This is my final question for the Irish Environmental Network. If we do concentrate the power in the Minister, what risks or dangers would result in the worst-case scenario? I refer to a situation where the Bill goes ahead, as is, and there is a lot of discretion for a Minister. What could that mean if we have a bad Minister with a particular agenda?

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