Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
592. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the backlog of 2,300 cases at An Bord Pleanála that consist of residential units, broken down in terms of housing typology, such as apartments versus houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2329/23]
View answerMy Department does not collate the information requested. In this connection, arrangements have been put in place by each Agency under the remit of the Department, including An Bord Pleanála, to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for An Bord Pleanála in this regard is oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie
Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case in which a planning authority or the Board is or may be concerned.
