Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2019
567. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of staff appointed to the Office of the Planning Regulator; the location of the offices of same; the budget allocated to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17408/19]
View answerThe Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) was formally established on 3 April 2019. Mr. Niall Cussen took up office as Planning Regulator on the same day.
There are currently 8 staff assigned to the Office, including the Regulator. It is intended that this will grow to a complement of 20 staff over the course of 2019. Interim premises have been sourced in Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin, pending a decision on a permanent location for the Office.
The OPR has been allocated a budget of €2,367,000 for 2019. This is to cover operating expenditure and payroll related costs for the year.
