Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities.
9:30 am
Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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The public will know it all ended up in a big fat zero. That is why we need more accountability and for this to come under the auspices of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Mr. Doyle could go on for the next two minutes but nothing happened and the public will make up their own minds about that.
I will move on to planning. What is happening with An Bord Pleanála and planning is mind-boggling. Does Mr. Hogan agree? The delays are inexplicable at this stage, are they not?