Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2017
167. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to allowing members of the public to make observations on subsequent planning applications on the same site in a five-year period without paying the €20 fee, where the member of the public has previously made an observation, given that the cost of commenting on repeat applications can be significant to the public. [6255/17]
View answerI have no plans to reduce the €20 fee payable by members of the public for making submissions or observations on planning applications, including successive applications for development on the same site in respect of which other planning applications have been made in the previous 5 years. The amount of the fee for this purpose is relatively low having regard to the administrative and other technical costs of processing each individual planning application and is intended to prevent frivolous or vexatious submissions, without deterring anyone with genuine concerns or an interest in relation to a proposed development from making submissions.
