Mr. Gavin Lawlor:

I could not agree more with what the Chair has said. It comes back to resourcing. Everything that has happened in An Bord Pleanála was forecastable this time last year. When the controversy first arose about the board and a member of the board was suspended or he left the board, it was down one. A series of board members were also going to step down and there were provisions in place for them to be replaced. The board had a very clear line of sight for depleting resources over time. What we did not foresee is the Chair resigning as well later in the day. It took until January of this year before we had our new Chair in place. That left a four-month gap of no decisions being taken, and that is the primary reason we have such a big bubble that is there now for the board to get through.