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Darragh O’Brien: the Housing Minister was warned against prioritising budgetary constraints and human resources over expertise when replacing members of An Bord Pleanála. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Housing Minister warned over risk of replacing Bord Pleanála members

The current process of replacing members of An Bord Pleanála could undermine the already troubled planning body by prioritising budgetary constraints and human resources over expertise, an expert group has told Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing.

Resources at the authority, which is dealing with a growing backlog of cases, are set to be bolstered shortly with the appointment of civil servants from various government ...