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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 11 May 1983

Vol. 342 No. 5

Written Answers. - Planning Inspectors.

488.

asked the Minister for the Environment the number of planning inspectors employed by An Bord Pleanála in each year since the commencement of its operations, and the number of appeals before the board and dealt with in the same period.

On 15 March 1977, An Bord Pleanála assumed responsibility for dealing with appeals, references and certain other matters arising under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 and 1976. Under interim staffing arrangements, provided for in section 21 (3) of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1976, the full-time services of professional, administrative, executive and clerical staff are made available to the board by my Department. As the information sought in relation to staff numbers and appeals is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the information:

Year

Number of Professional Staff at the end of year

Number of Appeals

Received during year

Disposed of during year

On hands at end of year

1977¹

18

2,705

3,198

1,684

1978

15

3,551

3,722

1,513

1979

16

3,759

3,261

2,011

1980

15

3,970

4,271

1,710

1981

15

4,526

4,059

2,177

1982

15

4,740

3,662

3,255

1983²

15

974

727

3,502

Notes:

¹ Period from 15 March 1977 to 31 December 1977.

² Three months ending 31 March 1983.

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