Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 September 2022
69. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the roll-out of the national online planning portal across all local authorities; the timeline for the portal to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47082/22]
View answerThe ePlanning project which is currently being developed seeks to integrate the IT systems of the 31 planning authorities using a single online portal allowing for the online submission of planning applications, submissions and their associated fees. Once fully rolled out, ePlanning will provide an online option for the public to engage with the planning system, in addition to the paper based system.
The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is managing and co-ordinating the development of the ePlanning project on behalf of my Department. Tipperary and Galway County Councils have successfully completed the pilot and are currently online, with approximately 50% of their applications now being received via the online portal.
Deployment of ePlanning is expected to be commenced in an additional 11 planning authorities before the year end 2022. The LGMA’s rollout of ePlanning nationwide to integrate the remaining planning authorities will be completed in 2023, with the exact timing of individual planning authorities being dependent on deployment readiness.
