Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Public Accounts Committee

An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021

9:30 am

Ms Oonagh Buckley:

Even in my time on the board we have given priority to certain things. For example, we took a decision on two emergency electricity generating facilities in 35 days. We met a very tight timeline on that. Where people advise us that there can be issues around that, we are in a position to accelerate things. The Minister could also direct us to give priority to certain types of cases. If that were the case, we would do that. In a confined resources scenario, however, we have to prioritise certain things above others. That can be the challenge there.