Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, allegedly, of course, if that is helpful. How could they have faith in An Bord Pleanála? In 2016, a performance review was carried out and made some recommendations. Needless to say, these recommendations were not acted upon. That is another reason the public has no confidence in the board and another reason An Bord Pleanála needs to be either dissolved or radically changed and a new functioning structure created to replace what is a discredited institution.

Salaries of the board members have been mentioned. They are far beyond what is required. There are salaries of €240,000 for the chair, €144,000 for the deputy chair and €127,000 for ordinary board members. They add up to nearly €1 million per year for board members' salaries. These rates cannot be justified given the jobs they are doing. An Bord Pleanála needs to have a time limit set for it to make decisions.

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