An Bord Pleanála chair refuses to apologise during PAC questioning 

Dave Walsh, the chair of the body since 2018, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on three separate occasions on Thursday morning that he will not apologise for the board. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin

The chair of An Bord Pleanála has repeatedly declined to apologise for the actions of the body he oversees, and a series of scandals in which it finds itself.

Dave Walsh, the chair of the body since 2018, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on three separate occasions on Thursday morning that he will not apologise for the board, citing a number of ongoing reviews into the board which have yet to be finalised.