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)

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

No, there is no conflict. It appears that the documents held by the commission will be made publicly available. As the provisions are at the moment, the documents can be viewed. Section 336(3) states: "The Commission shall retain all other documents ... for a period of 12 years", and, therefore, these are not the ones referred to in section 336(1)(a), (b) and (c). However, section 336(4) qualifies it, stating, "copies of such documents shall be made available by the owner or occupier of the land" and not the public.

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