Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 39:

In page 49, after line 38, to insert the following:"(2) Section 38 of the Principal Act, as amended by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010, is amended by inserting the following new subsection after subsection (1A):

“(1B) Prior to the Planning Authority giving its decision in respect of a planning application, the applicant shall disclose any donation of any amount in monetary terms or other form to any political party or individual representative in any county council or to a member of Dáil Éireann that was made prior to the planning application and this information shall be made publicly available by the Authority.".

The amendment proposes a further measure to enhance transparency and prevent a repeat of the corruption and negligence investigated by the Mahon tribunal. I do not propose to speak at length on the amendment, which proposes that applicants disclose donations, in monetary terms or other forms, to any political party or individual. I see no reason to oppose the amendment and I encourage Senators from across the House to support it.