John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions taken by his Department on foot of formal complaints regarding alleged planning irregularities in County Wicklow; if any engagement has taken place between his Department and Wicklow County Council, the gardaí or the Office of the Planning Regulator on the allegations; if he will commit to carrying out an investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33145/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received correspondence relating to a number of allegations regarding certain matters in County Wicklow. An assessment and analysis have been carried out of the various allegations raised.

Some of the matters raised in the correspondence have been the subject of previous reviews or investigative processes by a person with suitable expertise or an appropriate statutory body external to Wicklow County Council. In addition, some of the associated cases have been the subject of statutory processes in relation to certain planning decisions.

My Department had past engagement with Wicklow County Council in relation to some of the matters raised prior to receiving the correspondence. My Department has not had any engagement with An Garda Síochána or the Office of the Planning Regulator in relation to these matters.

The correspondence and the issues raised are still under consideration in my Department, particularly in the context of these prior reviews, statutory and investigative processes, and a final decision on the appropriate action to be taken by my Department will be made in due course.