Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed)
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Thank you. That is good to know. When a Part 8 application is done by a local authority that requires an environmental impact assessment, the decision is made by the board and not by the local authority members. What is the rationale behind that?