Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 October 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I will pick up on the role of An Bord Pleanála with regard to climate. Is it fair to say a data centre, which uses a lot of water and would have a high carbon footprint but very little social dividend in the way of employment and community gain after the construction phase, would be a project An Bord Pleanála would look at in terms of climate impact? Might it be part of its role in the future?