Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday, "RTÉ Investigates" broadcast a documentary with some very serious revelations about our planning system. It showed two individuals involved in what can only be described as an appalling breach of that system and who may well be subject to future criminal proceedings. Yesterday morning, theditch.ierevealed that one of the individuals at the centre of the documentary was, of course, a former Fine Gael election candidate.

I am sure the Taoiseach agrees that yesterday's revelations were deeply disturbing. We have no idea how widespread, if at all, they are in our planning system but, clearly, we need to make space at an appropriate time for statements, not just to discuss the matter but for the Government to outline what it is going to do to ensure that those responsible at the heart of this programme are dealt with appropriately and that this does not continue to happen elsewhere.

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