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 Thomas GouldThomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. It is very interesting to listen to them and, to be honest, some of their points are concerning regarding the potentially serious flaws in the legislation. We are all here to try to improve the integrity and public confidence in the planning system and An Bord Pleanála. There is a job of work for us all to get there, and especially on the Minister and the Department to bring forward the necessary changes. A question that came to me when I looked at the submissions was whether the witnesses are satisfied the controversies of recent years would not happen if the changes proposed were in place now.

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