Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

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

Mr. Paul Hogan:

I am familiar with the current case. We have engaged on this issue with our colleagues in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. We have also engaged on it with the European Commission because there are two European directives related to the Aarhus Convention. It is an overriding consideration for our planning legislation. The legislation has to comply in all respects. We are saying it is important, to be honest-----

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