Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 2) Bill 2014: Discussion

2:15 pm

Mr. Patrick O'Sullivan:

The Minister will continue to have overall responsibility for legislative planning frameworks and policy. Complaints procedures are currently published by the Department and they come centrally to the Minister. The Minister can also decide, should he wish, to refer matters to the regulator.