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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 14, 2016

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed update on progress made in resolving and clearing the serious backlog of 405 open planning enforcement files (as reported in December), particularly in relation to 125 files opened prior to 2013?

REPLY:

From 1st January 2016 to 4th March 2016 thirty four (34) files have been closed.  Sixteen (16) of the files closed were files which were opened prior to 2013.

The examination of all live files is ongoing to establish what, if any action is necessary or possible to bring the matters complained of to a conclusion.