Brendan Kenneally (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 390: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring local democracy back into the decision making process for individual planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28169/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, the procedure under which a person may apply for planning permission, and a planning authority, or An Bord Pleanála on appeal, may determine such an application, is open and transparent. Any person may make a written submission or observations regarding an application for permission for proposed development and, having done so, may appeal a decision of a planning authority to the Board.