Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2022
230. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the organisation that nominated the current deputy chairperson of An Bord Pleanála for appointment as an ordinary member in 2014, as required by section 106 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). [28779/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe appointment of Board members to An Bord Pleanála is governed by section 106 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), and Part 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. It provides that appointments to the Board by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage are generally made from candidates nominated by panels of prescribed bodies. Mr. Paul Hyde was nominated in 2013 by The Irish Rural Dwellers Association for consideration for appointment as an ordinary member of An Bord Pleanála.
