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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: We have agreed to note that other piece of correspondence. I thank Mr. McCarthy for the update on the matter. There is one more B item, No. R1870 B, from the Secretary General of the Department of Health. It is proposed to consider this in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next category of correspondence is category C, correspondence from and related to private...
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I welcome everyone to this morning's meeting. We have received apologies from Deputies Catherine Murphy and Imelda Munster. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the two newly appointed members of the committee, Deputy John Brady and Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh. They are very welcome and I look forward to working with them both. If attending the meeting from within the committee...
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Ms Buckley is very welcome. I invite her to make her opening statement. She has five minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Ms Buckley. The next speaker is Deputy Ó Cathasaigh and he has 15 minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Ó Cathasaigh. I call Deputy Colm Burke.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will allow Mr. Hogan to outline it.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Deputy needs to conclude.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Deputy is over time.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Dillon and then we will take a short break after that.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Ms Buckley. I am going to suspend the meeting for ten minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: We are resuming in public session. Deputy Catherine Murphy is next.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Following on from Deputy O'Connor's question, can Mr. Hogan clarify whether, when the OPR steps in, it is the final arbitrator? Can it override the decision of the members of the local authority? I do not want to go into it all here but, in my time, the democratic aspect of local authority has been gutted. Planning is just one area. Is the decision of the regulator final and can it...
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I did a few of the county development plans when I was a councillor.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: More often than not the Minister will accept the regulator more than the local authority. That is what I have seen anyway.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Not always.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I wanted to clarify that. I have a couple of questions for Mr. McGarry regarding the board. It will have 15 members. Up until fairly recently, under statutes of the House, different interest groups had to be represented on the board. Different bodies had a right to appoint to the board, including An Taisce and other groups. Will Mr. McGarry briefly outline what was the situation? If 12...
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I do not mind who answers. The only reason I asked Mr. McGarry is he was referenced as the only person here where there has been an overlap. I did not want to put Ms Buckley on the spot.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I understand that.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I do not want to question any decision. I am asking who is now represented within that 15.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is it all civil servants? I welcome the fact there has been a big change. Mr. Hogan can go ahead.