Person: Oonagh Buckley

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<span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-IE" xml:lang="EN-IE">Bord Pleanála spokesperson said the board 'fully acknowledges' the delays in decision-making. </span>File picture: Eamonn Farrell/ Rollingnews.ie</p>

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An Bord Pleanála still struggling with backlog, with more than 1,000 decisions outstanding

A planning board spokesperson said 'considerable inroads' had been made into the backlog since April of last year

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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Separately, the Department of Housing said it is currently putting in place arrangements for the recruitment of a full-term chair and ordinary board members to </span>An Bord Pleanála.</p>

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An Bord Pleanála to get second interim chief in 10 months

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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In her final appearance before the Oireachtas housing committee before she takes up her new role as secretary general of the Department of the Environment, Oonagh Buckley said the embattled planning authority incurred a legal bill of “just shy of €10m” in 2022, up from €7.9m the year before. File p</span>hoto: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie</p>

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An Bord Pleanála interim boss says legal costs will stay high into the future

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Irish Examiner view: An Bord Pleanála's credibility clouded by court case

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Mick Clifford: Kenny exit shuts the book on 'annus horribilis' for An Bord Pleanála

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Rachel Kenny is third senior figure to exit An Bord Pleanála

An Bord Pleanála spends 97% of legal budget on judicial reviews

ABP’s interim chair Oonagh Buckley said that some €5m of that spend had resulted from ‘other side’ costs primarily relating to cases lost or conceded by the board

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

An Bord Pleanála probe could see staff censured over mast file allocation

The newly-published terms of reference say senior counsel Lorna Lynch should consider six aspects of roughly 300 case files to determine whether anything meriting disciplinary action took place

Fri, 28 Apr, 2023

An Bord Pleanála probe could see board members disciplined, new chair confirms

Interim chair Oonagh Buckley told the Public Accounts Committee that senior counsel Lorna Lynch may suggest on foot of her inquiry 'that further steps are taken, either disciplinary steps or referral to the minister in the case of a serving board member'

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

An Bord Pleanála internal inquiry seeks ‘to learn’ from ‘particularly difficult’ 2022

New chairwoman Oonagh Buckley to appear at Public Accounts Committee

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

Cianan Brennan: Blame game not a good start for the new-look An Bord Pleanála

If the board is to earn public trust once more, it makes little sense to publicly follow the familiar playbook of saying that access to legal redress is the problem, writes Cianan Brennan

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

An Bord Pleanála admits 'significant' backlog of cases

The authority’s decision-making abilities have been crippled after a year beset by scandal

Mon, 20 Mar, 2023

Protesters from 'People’s Republic of Knocknagoshel' object to Eir mast at An Bord Pleanála HQ

While An Bord Pleanala’s decision on the mobile communications mast has not been made yet, its recent history with this type of application is a problematic one

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Homes on hold as not enough An Bord Pleanála board members to make decisions

The Oireachtas Housing Committee also heard that Ireland is approaching an “epidemic” in terms of vacancy and dereliction of buildings

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

'Chronically underfunded' planning service misses 100% of deadlines in complex cases

The Office of the Planning Regulator and An Bord Pleanála will both warn against the introduction of fines in instances where planning decisions are made after deadlines

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

Mick Clifford: Who will shout stop on new planning laws?

In the fevered run-up to Christmas, bad laws with terrible consequences for public trust have a better chance of escaping scrutiny, writes Mick Clifford

Tue, 13 Dec, 2022

Michael Clifford: Trust has been eroded in how State operates

The mishandling of the Caherciveen centre has been exacerbated by misinformation, deflection, and at its most charitable, a deficit of knowledge, writes Michael Clifford

Thu, 28 May, 2020

HSE was aware of Covid-19 case at Dublin hotel from which residents were moved to Kerry

The HSE says it was aware of a Covid-19 case at a hotel in Dublin whose residents were later moved to the former Skellig Star hotel in Caherciveen, but representatives told the Oireachtas they do not believe this case and the first case at the Kerry hotel are linked.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

WRC cases: Trying to solve problems in the workplace easier said than done

More people are taking work disputes to the Workplace Relations Committee but the complexities of the system can be hard to grasp for the parties involved, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2018

Pádraig Hoare: The Monday Interview - Aiming to provide world class advice

Cork native Oonagh Buckley tells Pádraig Hoare is keen to use this week's National Ploughing Championships to let people know the Workplace Relations Commission wants to help.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Public service unions want talks as soon as possible

Public service unions want talks on pay recovery in the sector to start as soon as possible after the Public Service Pay Commission “provided a good summary of the sacrifices public servants made in the years following the economic crash”.

Wed, 10 May, 2017

Ladies lead the way as Calves Week concludes

Spectacular conditions made for a perfect end to Calves Week at Schull Harbour Sailing Club yesterday where lady skippers were the highlight of the prize-giving ceremony.

Sat, 08 Aug, 2015

Doyle and O’Higgins battle for Calves glory

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Fri, 07 Aug, 2015

Irish State will find it hard to turn its back on workers’ pay demands

A century ago, many ladies could hardly breath, what with those terrible tight corsets, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Easter could see another rising

Pay will dominate the union agenda as conference season nears, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Mon, 17 Mar, 2014