Michael Healy-Rae
Question:149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has confidence in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/23]
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An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts.
My role as Minister in relation to the planning system is, primarily, to provide a policy and legislative framework under which the planning authorities, An Bord Pleanála and the Office of the Planning Regulator (the OPR) perform their statutory planning functions. The legislative framework chiefly comprises the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act) and the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001, as amended (the 2001 Regulations). I can confirm I have confidence in An Bord Pleanála to carry out its independent statutory functions.