Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask that all Deputies who agree with the need for a genuinely independent planning process vote for our motion and enable the introduction of good legislation that allows for the appointment of an independent planning regulator in order to avoid a return to the past's culture of brown envelopes. Let us ensure that we have a good, proper and transparent planning system and let us restore the public's faith in local and national government and the planning process. We should all agree on this front and move forward.

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