An Bord Pleanála chair 'generally' believes body is 'in full compliance' with code of practice

An Bord Pleanala Dave Walsh Chairperson

The chair of An Bord Pleanála says that “generally” he believes his board to be “in full compliance” with Ireland’s code of practice for the governance of State authorities.

Dave Walsh, who has been chair of the board since 2018, will tell the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday, though, that he “fully” recognises “the seriousness” of a number of issues for which the board has become the focus of scrutiny, and “the potential damage that these allegations have done to the board’s reputation for integrity, independence and impartiality”.