Eoin Ó Broin
Question:34. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal basis for his appointment of an interim chair to An Bord Pleanála. [61144/22]
View answerWednesday, 7 December 2022
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On 22 November 2022 the Government agreed to appoint Oonagh Buckley as Interim Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála. The appointment of Ms. Buckley as an interim Chairperson will be effected through the use of Ministerial powers to appoint a Deputy Chairperson under existing provisions of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 as amended - specifically Sections 107 & 108(4) - and further forthcoming amendments through the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022.
The Bill, which is currently in the Oireachtas, makes provision for the appointment of an ABP Chairperson, on an interim basis, and it is intended that incoming ABP Deputy Chair Buckley will subsequently be formally appointed as Interim Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála, subject to that enabling legislation being passed by the Oireachtas in the coming weeks.