Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I hope the last recourse in this regard will be the involvement of An Bord Pleanála, which is having enough demands placed on it. Like the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, I want and expect any questions or concerns regarding the status of land to be dealt with by local authorities. It should not involve having to use An Bord Pleanála in any way. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his officials have been working to prepare to put the resources in place to allow these decisions to be made. I reiterate that I do not anticipate, nor do I want, An Bord Pleanála to have to become involved in this process. It has other matters that we want it decide, rather than this. We will go ahead with the measures to draw attention to and raise the profile of these maps to avoid any moments of great difficulty in early 2024. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter.

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