Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of section 111 of Act of 2000

12. Section 111 of the Act of 2000 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (7):

“(8) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, a meeting of An Bord Pleanála, including a division of the board, may take place using remote video or telephone conferencing facilities or by any means of communication by which all of the board members and other persons participating in different locations can hear and be heard at the same time.

(9) In subsection (8), ‘meeting’ includes any meeting for the purpose of making any decision in relation to any appeal, referral or application.”.