DPP asks for publication of An Bord Pleanála report to be delayed until after Garda probe

A spokesperson for the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said he “believes it is important that the report be published when it can be given the vital public interest in this matter”, File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Dublin

The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that a report into An Bord Pleanála not be published until after a Garda investigation has concluded.

The Irish Examiner understands that the DPP has requested that the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien delay publication of a report into certain decisions and declarations made by former ABP deputy chair Paul Hyde until a decision has been made with regard to any possible prosecution.