Planning issues may need new bodies

THE EPA seems almost certain to grant a license to the proposed incinerator at Ringaskiddy on the basis of An Bord Pleanála’s decision.

I hope that the EPA takes its remit a little more seriously. An Bord Pleanála refused to take environmental or health concerns into account when making its decision. This hardly seems a fit basis for the EPA to grant the green light.

If the EPA gives the go-ahead, I would suggest that both bodies be dissolved as totally unfit for their purposes, and a new body formed that democratically acts as one-stop-shop, dealing with all necessary aspects of planning, infrastructure, environment, health, etc.