John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

The short answer is "Yes". I hope we can comply with the 18-week period because the peak of applications has now gone. In the Dublin area in particular, we will be moving staff from local authorities to An Bord Pleanála. We will also reduce the quorum required for routine applications from three to two. All these measures will ensure that we actually comply with the 18-week period. We will do that as quickly as possible.

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