Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is where I want to go next. We heard from the CRU that it plans to bring in 74 additional staff. We were out at Dublin Airport on Monday, so we are aware of the challenges involved in recruiting staff in the current climate. We are talking about a specific cohort of people. Do we even have the capacity within the State at this point to fill those 74 positions? First, will there be agreement from Government to deliver them and how quickly can they be delivered? On An Bord Pleanála, the Minister is aware that Wind Energy Ireland, amongst others, has said that the average decision time for a planning appeal is 60 weeks. The average decision time for strategic infrastructure developments is 69 weeks. That is evidence of a broken system. It does not work and it will not deliver to the type and scale required. What specific measures, including additional staff, is the Minister looking for and when will they be delivered?

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