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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 20, 2016

QUESTION NO.18

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive if he would detail the current compliment of staff assigned to the Council's Planning Enforcement function and in reporting will he explain how the current backlog of Planning Enforcements has arisen and confirm actions planned to address this vital area as the current situation is clearly undermining the development control function of this Council.  

REPLY:

At present two members of the Planning Team are dedicated to Planning Enforcement Inspections / Reports along with the necessary Administrative support from the Registry Section.  A programme of work in place to reduce the number of active files.  It should, however,  be noted that in progressing a significant number of cases to resolution it is necessary to secure dates in Court in a timely manner and in a significant number of cases landowners apply for and secure adjornments which further prolongs the process.