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

Mr. Paul Hogan:

We have turned a corner with regard to the resourcing of An Bord Pleanála and that improvement continues. The number of decisions issued in September was 50% more than the number issued in September of last year. Since April, we have had 15 board members in place.