Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
647. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to a motion passed at a meeting of Meath County Council (details supplied) in October 2015, if he will request An Bord Pleanála to defer any decision in relation to this matter; if so, if he will do so immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36290/15]
View answerAn Bord Pleanála is the independent statutory body assigned responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and certain other matters under the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, and for the determination of applications for strategic infrastructure development including major road and railway projects. Under section 30 of the Act, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular planning case with which a planning authority, including An Bord Pleanála, is or may be concerned.
