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Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Does the board do it for appeals that come to it having already been with a local authority?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: The witnesses have been patient. It has been a long day. It is a sign of the interest in the meeting today that practically every member of the committee was here and wanted to engage extensively. That is a good sign in its own right.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: I thank the witnesses for bearing with us. I have two quick questions I wish to ask. The inspectors’ reports were mentioned. What percentage of reports are approved? I totally accept the right of the board not to accept an inspector's report. There is no issue in that regard. I am just asking for a feel of it. I presume they are the minority but they are the ones-----

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Mullan outline the process when a decision is taken for a judicial review and the courts decide it should go back to An Coimisiún Pleanála for it to reconsider its decision? In my opinion, the courts have not gone either way. They are essentially telling An Coimisiún Pleanála that it must go back to look at its decision. I can think of one such case regarding a...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Is it?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Did An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal it?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Mullan has provided me with the information I often go looking for.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: It is in the Supreme Court.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: No date has been set yet.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: We will have a decision before the end of the year.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: That is outside the control of An Coimisiún Pleanála.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: My question has been answered to an extent then. I did not know where that case was.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: I have put on record that I have an interest in it. I do not want anyone to say I was asking the question. I am upfront. My name is on the file somewhere. There are no other questions at this stage. I thank the witnesses for being here all day. It has been a long and interesting session. Good information was provided. All the members kept the meeting going on for a number of...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Some other questions were asked as well.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: Witnesses can liaise with the clerk to the committee for clarification. It has been the experience of this committee in recent months that people have been slow to send information on.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Role, Responsibilities and Processes of An Coimisiún Pleanála and Office of the Planning Regulator: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: They all got their act together because they were going to be summoned in here next week if they had not sent their answers in today. I should never even have had to say that. The two-week window applies. That is the standard process at this committee. At this stage, I thank the witnesses and members for their attendance.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Jul 2025)

Seán Fleming: 535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Jun 2025)

Seán Fleming: 47. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI’s health service capacity review on future capacity requirements for public acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34615/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (26 Jun 2025)

Seán Fleming: 93. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce waiting times for primary care waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34616/25]