Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the statutory deadlines for decisions made by An Bord Pleanála; his views on whether the current situation where the Bord have an open ended system to be unfair and a hindrance to good planning; his views on whether such a system could be open to abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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An Bord Pleanála has a statutory objective to determine appeals and referrals under the Planning and Development Act 2000 within 18 weeks, which is considered reasonable and fit for purpose in the circumstances. The compliance rate with the statutory objective period for normal planning appeals stood at 72% for 2013, and the average time taken was 16.7 weeks. I have currently no plans to amend the provisions in relation to the 18 week statutory objective, but I will keep the matter under review.