Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2014
354. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to implement the findings and recommendations of the Mahon tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26658/14]
View answerThe Government considered the findings of the Final Report of the Mahon Tribunal at its meeting on 27 March 2012 and published its response to the Final Report recommendations on 19 July 2012. This response is available on my Department’s website, www.environ.ie.
The Final Report contained a total of 64 recommendations for further consideration, relevant to a number of Government Departments. In relation to those recommendations relevant to my Department, action on their implementation is being progressed through a number of legislative reforms and commitments in the Programme for Government, including the development of a successor to the National Spatial Strategy and the establishment of the Office of the Planning Regulator. Such commitments require significant statutory underpinning, and I intend to bring legislative proposals on these matters to Government prior to the summer recess.
