Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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We all agree in respect of the 70,000 applications that are delayed by the board. There are 200 people working in An Bord Pleanála but there probably should be 400. Would that fix the delay in the planning system that we hear about the whole time? Would it deliver a fully functioning board, with board meetings decisions within those timeframes? Is that the delay in the planning system? We hear this narrative the whole time.