Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 July 2014
496. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of his appointees to An Bord Pleanála who have appeared before the environment committee; the names of these persons; and the dates on which they were appointed. [31318/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnlike the majority of State board appointments, appointments to An Bord Pleanála are full-time executive positions and the appointment process is governed by statutory provisions under the Planning and Developments Acts. The appearance of members of An Bord Pleanála before Oireachtas Committees from time to time is a matter between the Board and the relevant Committee.
I understand that the Chairperson (Dr. Mary Kelly) and the Deputy Chairperson (Mr. Conall Boland) of An Bord Pleanála attended the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht on 9 October 2012, and the Chairperson subsequently attended that Committee on 12 November 2013.
The Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála was appointed by the Government with effect from 29 August 2011.
The Deputy Chairperson was appointed, by the then Minister, Mr. Dick Roche, as an ordinary member of An Bord Pleanála with effect from 1 January 2007. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Chairperson, by my predecessor, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., with effect from 30 May 2012 and reappointed to that role with effect from 1 January 2014.
