Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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789. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of devolving planning powers back to councillors. [34852/13]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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823. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of devolving planning powers back to councillors. [35287/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 789 and 823 together.

Elected members have significant powers already available to them under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, particularly in relation to the forward planning function. Related costs fall to be met by the relevant planning authorities in the normal way. There are currently no legislative proposals which would alter these arrangements.