MINISTER CALLS ON COUNTY COUNCIL TO LEARN FROM PLANNING REPORTS

Date Published: 21-Apr-2012

Lessons can be learned from the An Taisce report which finds that Galway County Council failed in its planning decisions and environmental policy.

That’s according to Minister for Housing and Planning Jan O’Sullivan who says the study comes on top of other investigations into local authorities being examined by the Department.

Galway County Council is one of nine local authorities to fail the report into its record of planning decisions and environmental policy.

Others ranked as the worst performers by the national trust included Donegal, Roscommon, Leitrim, Kerry, Mayo, Cavan, Carlow and Waterford County Councils.

Speaking to Galway Bay fm news at an international housing conference in the city this weekend, Minister O’Sullivan says mistakes have been made and should now be examined.