Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation regarding planning permission for crematoria. [62940/25]

John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Like all forms of development, unless they are specifically exempted, crematoria for human remains are required to obtain planning permission in the normal manner in accordance with section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act).

Where any party is unhappy with the decision of a planning authority in relation to an application for planning permission, such as a crematorium under section 34 of the Act, the decision may be appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of the decision of the planning authority in accordance with section 37 of the Act of 2000.

It should be noted that under section 30 of the Act, I, in my role as Minister with responsibility for planning, am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or the Commission is or may be concerned.