TD claims people do not trust the planning process

PEOPLE believe the planning process “is still not as clean as it should be” — despite the ongoing work of the Mahon Planning Tribunal, Labour TD Sean Ryan said yesterday.

The tribunal is investigating a controversial Dublin Co Council motion to rezone 70 acres, owned by the Christian Brothers at Balheary in north Dublin. Mr Ryan voted against the motion in May 1993.

Earlier this week former Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke told the tribunal he was “vehemently opposed” — as were 600 local people — to the rezoning.