A scoping investigation into governance at An Bord Pleanála has found there were no sufficient grounds to refer matters to the Minister for Housing to determine if there was "stated misbehaviour". Senior Council Lorna Lynch was tasked in January 2023 with carrying out an inquiry into six governance areas, which involved reviewing 175 case files and interviewing 17 relevant people. These included both past and current board members and employees. In a statement this evening the chairperson of An Bord Pleanála, Peter Mullan, said he has received legal advice not to publish the full report but believes it is in the public interest to publish a summary of the main findings. He said the scope of the report was "not to make final findings as to whether there was stated misbehaviour on the part of a board member". Mr Mullan said Ms Lynch had to assess whether there were breaches of the board's Code of Conduct, "or other acts or omissions that were not of a minor or trivial nature that were sufficient to refer the matter to the Minister for consideration as to whether they amounted to stated misbehaviour".
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