Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
Yes, absolutely. I wonder in terms of this Bill if we are trying to create a culture of absolute avoidance of any doubt whatsoever or any questions. Technically, under that Bill, you could have shares in one of the large publicly listed developers in Ireland and as long as it is worth less than €13,000 or less than one hundredth of that company then one is fine. Does that mean it creates a material conflict of interest? Maybe not but it does not seem great to me in terms of public perception.
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