Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The process will take considerably longer in Ashbourne and Ratoath which are in my constituency, if there is a need to go to tender and contract. I have contacted the building control section of Meath County Council to ask it whether it is investigating this issue. It has the power to bring prosecutions. Has the Minister contacted the local authorities involved to ask them to investigate the matter? Perhaps they are already doing their job by investigating this activity and possibly bringing criminal prosecutions in respect of it.

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