Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Planning and Development in Ireland: Irish Planning Institute

2:35 pm

Ms Mary Hughes:

Ultimately it comes back to quality development. The Irish Planning Institute takes a holistic approach in terms of development and quality development. We are not involved in building control. That legislation is separate from planning but overall quality of development would address those issues raised by the Deputy in terms of building materials and suitable standards.