Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017
1368. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the date on which he referred disclosures made by a person (details supplied) to An Bord Pleanála; the action to date taken by An Bord Pleanála on the matters referred to it by his office regarding disclosures made by the person which he deemed to fall outside the remit of the Mulcahy review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47139/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn an ongoing correspondence with my Department the named individual has submitted several alleged instances of planning irregularities to my predecessors. The bulk of the named individual's allegations have been the subject of a review by Senior Counsel. My Department has received Counsel’s report and I await legal advice from the Attorney General in that respect. Other allegations have been responded to by relevant officials within my Department.
My Department has previously advised the individual referenced that matters relating to An Bord Pleanála should be brought to the Board directly, as it is an independent agency with its own complaints procedure. It is my Department's understanding that An Bord Pleanála has been in direct correspondence with the individual concerned regarding his complaints and An Bord Pleanála have confirmed to my Department that their most recent correspondence with that person was in April, 2016 and that it considers its correspondence with that person closed.
