The appointment of Board members to An Bord Pleanála is governed by section 106 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), and Part 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. It provides that appointments to the Board by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage are generally made from candidates nominated by panels of prescribed bodies.
The information sought by the Deputy regarding the relevant sub-section of the Act under which the current members of the Board of An Bord Pleanála were appointed is set out in the following table:
NAME
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RELEVANT SECTION OF ACT
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Mr. David Walsh (Chairperson)
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Appointed by the Government under Section 105
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Mr. Paul Hyde (Deputy Chairperson)
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106(1)(d)
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Mr John Connolly
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106(1)(b)
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Mr Chris McGarry
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106(1)(a)
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Ms. Michelle Fagan
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106(1)(b)
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Mr. Stephen Bohan
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106(1)(b) - Additional Board member appointed under Section 104(2) of the Act from Panel B nominations
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Ms. Patricia Calleary
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106(1)(c)
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Mr Terry O'Niadh
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106(1)(c)
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Dr. Maria Fitzgerald
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106(1)(d)
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