An Bord Pleanála inspectors raised official concerns about being asked to change reports

According to sources within An Bord Pleanála, morale is low as a result of the controversy in which the board has been engulfed since the allegations about Paul Hyde first surfaced. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin

Inspectors at An Bord Pleanála have officially raised concerns about being asked to change their reports by members of the board. 

The concerns were expressed at an industrial relations meeting between management, inspectors representatives and the trade union Forsa on 24 March. At the meeting, an inspectors’ representative said that colleagues had been asked on a number of occasions to change the recommendations in their reports.