An Bord Pleanála Remit

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Questions (471)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

471. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that no conflict of interest arises for members of An Bord Pleanála in arriving at its decisions on individual planning applications; if he will outline the arrangements in place for each member of An Bord Pleanála to declare his or her interests and where these are published; and the legislation or other controls that are in place where a conflict of interest arises. [25379/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

The main statutory provisions in this regard are set out in sections 147 to 150 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000. These create the overall framework and section 150 , in particular, provides for a Code of Conduct incorporating this framework. Declarations are recorded in accordance with these requirements. The Code of Conduct is available to be viewed on the Board’s website (http://www.pleanala.ie/about/conduct.htm). It should be noted that Board members are also subject to the provisions of the Ethics Acts.