Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 October 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála

9:00 am

Mr. Dave Walsh:

I should have said that where the board is making a decision where there is a clear material contravention of a city or county development plan, it must identify that in its decision and give reasons why it is diverging from what is a very clear policy at local level. Again, we are as transparent as possible and try to explain our rationale if we going against any local policies.