Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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570. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of independent investigations into planning irregularities launched in 2013; the status of investigations into planning irregularities in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36895/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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MacCabe Durney Barnes Consultants were appointed in February 2014 to carry out an independent planning review on the performance of planning functions in six selected planning authorities (Carlow, Cork, Galway and Meath County Councils and Cork and Dublin City Councils) in accordance with section 255 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. I expect to receive the final report from the consultants in the coming weeks and I subsequently intend to publish it having considered its contents.

My Department is currently considering legal advice received from the Attorney General’s Office on the matter of Donegal and the course to be pursued. I expect to consider proposals shortly informing the next steps to be taken in this case.