'Chronically underfunded' planning service misses 100% of deadlines in complex cases

An Bord Pleanála chair, Oonagh Buckley (pictured), will tell the committee that the future commission “must operate as efficiently as possible” while pointing out that complex and larger developments have taken some time to reach a decision on. File picture:Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The planning service in Ireland is "chronically underfunded", the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) will today tell TDs and Senators at the Oireachtas housing committee.

The OPR and An Bord Pleanála are both due to appear before elected officials, and will warn against the introduction of fines in instances where planning decisions are made after deadlines.