Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála

9:30 am

Mr. Dave Walsh:

Ms Killian will have the figures to hand. We started work in late 2019 in the context of user experience and user interface research to work out what was actually needed. During 2020, the focus was very much redirected onto managing Covid so, over the course of 12 to 15 months, we have been working on and off on the website. It is not just in regard to SHDs and there is a range of other functions. It is obviously the first step in a broader function around being able to access more documentation online and, ultimately, having a portal into the system. It is future-proofed for that element. I understand Ms Killian has the numbers.