Written answers
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Planning Issues
Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all members of An Bord Pleanála and the name of each prescribed body they were nominated by in tabular form. [25524/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The appointment of Board members to An Bord Pleanála is governed by section 106 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), and Part 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. It provides that appointments to the Board by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage are generally made from candidates nominated by panels of prescribed bodies.
The information sought by the Deputy regarding current members of the Board of An Bord Pleanála and the names of the prescribed bodies they were nominated by is set out in the following table:
| NAME | RELEVANT SECTION OF ACT | NOMINATED BY |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. David Walsh (Chairperson) | Appointed by the Government under Section 105 | Appointed by Government |
| Mr. Paul Hyde (Deputy Chairperson) | 106(1)(d) | Irish Rural Dwellers Association (IRDA) |
| Mr John Connolly | 106(1)(b) | Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) |
| Mr Chris McGarry | 106(1)(a) | Royal Town Planning Institute Ireland (RTPI) and Irish Planning Institute (IPI) |
| Ms. Michelle Fagan | 106(1)(b) | Construction Industry Federation (CIF) |
| Mr. Stephen Bohan | 106(1)(b) - Additional Board member appointed under Section 104(2) of the Act from Panel B nominations | Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV) |
| Ms. Patricia Calleary | 106(1)(c) | Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) |
| Mr Terry O'Niadh | 106(1)(c) | County and City Management Association (CCMA) |
| Dr. Maria Fitzgerald | 106(1)(d) | Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) |
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