Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Sorry, I should have said this. There are existing powers in Part 18, Chapter 3 of the Bill for the OPR to conduct of its own accord or at the Minister's request a review of the performance of a planning authority's functions, including enforcement functions. I see the merit in what the Deputy has said. One would have to pull a NOAC report, and that is at a national level. The Deputy is representing Wicklow, so I will use that as an example. Wicklow County Council, in its annual report, has to detail the details as outlined in section 315(12). Therefore, these matters are detailed per each planning authority. At a national level, it is NOAC. Under this, the OPR could conduct of its own accord, or at my request, a review of the performance of a planning authority’s functions, including enforcement functions.