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- 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.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I do not want to use up the time; do not go through the whole thing. Those different bodies were represented, including An Taisce, architects or whoever. What is the situation now? I am sure the people that are there have a hard job to do and I wish them well in that, but who is represented there now? That is what I am trying to find out.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Who was represented and is now? Briefly.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I am trying to form a picture in my head. Are the 12 newbies civil servants? Is there planning expertise there? That is what I am trying to find out. What happened to those bodies that had a statutory right to nominate to the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Are some of those bodies that had the right to nominate now left out? That is what I am asking.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I will ask Ms Buckley a question. Difficulties arose with many positions in the past - there were judicial reviews and costs associated with that - where two members of the board made decisions. As we move forward, will we have situations where there will be two members of the board? Will there always be three?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: The question on juggling around was answered. It will not be the same three people-----
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Random. We welcome that. An Bord Pleanála has 219 members and needs about 100 more.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: I am not saying this as a criticism, but 16 have been done in the first four months of the year. We only have another eight months left. An Bord Pleanála will get about 30 more in-----
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Ms Buckley is saying a number of others are in the pipeline.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: An Bord Pleanála has to get that right; I understand that. Has the Minister confirmed An Bord Pleanála will have the resources it needs in terms of staffing, finance and firepower to do that? It has a lot of catching up to do.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: It is a good job there is one. On the backlog of cases, what is the number of decisions that are over time at present?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Do SHDs have the largest-----
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Approximately how many are we talking about? How many cases are over time in An Bord Pleanála on at the moment?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is there now 1,900?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: So it is 65%.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: It is heading for 2,000 cases that are behind and have not been dealt with within the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: In 2021, only 58% were dealt with within the waiting period for SHDs. Ms Buckley said all the SHDs are outstanding at present.
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: How many is that in total?
- Public Accounts Committee: An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2021 (27 Apr 2023)
Brian Stanley: What is the longest case sitting in An Bord Pleanála at the moment? There are one or two that have not-----