Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We want to keep most of these out of the court, along with this one.

The environmental portal is mentioned. That could be a good asset. It contains summary information on environmental impact assessments, nature impact statements, etc. It states that it will contain summary information. Am I allowed to believe that then will direct to where the full information is, which may be a local authority website? I find some of the local authority websites impossible to navigate. Often, documents that are put up are scanned copies rather than original digital copies and it makes it impossible for the public. The environment portal could be great, but if it is only going to redirect us to stuff that is already difficult, it might not be. What are the witnesses’ comments on it?

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