| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 16981/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the Planning Appeals Commission’s letter of 16 October 2024 to councils in relation to LA03/2021/0940/F, whether his Department will declare the application to be of regional significance.
[Priority Written]
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| 18/10/2024 |
Answered on 04/11/2024
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AQW 16890/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the Planning Appeals Commission's letter on 16 October 2024 in relation to the Dalradian conjoined public inquiry, whether his Department will seek the further environmental information from the planning applicant under the relevant provisions of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and 2017.
[Priority Written]
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| 17/10/2024 |
Answered on 25/10/2024
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AQO 876/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has plans to provide additional resources to the Planning Appeals Commission, following her meeting with the Minister for Infrastructure on 16th July 2024.
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| 19/09/2024 |
Answered on 30/09/2024
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AQW 14428/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement she has had with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to the appropriate resourcing of the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 04/09/2024 |
Answered on 18/09/2024
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AQW 13711/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any discussions he has had with the Minister of Justice in relation to measures to address the backlog of cases and independent examinations of local development plans at the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 21/06/2024 |
Answered on 11/07/2024
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AQW 13384/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 12645/22-27, whether all relevant considerations referred to included a legal opinion on the soundness of his Department’s approach.
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| 14/06/2024 |
Answered on 26/06/2024
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AQW 12933/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any actions he is taking to address the backlog within the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 04/06/2024 |
Answered on 19/06/2024
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AQW 12932/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on any actions she is taking to address the backlog within the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 04/06/2024 |
Answered on 18/06/2024
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AQW 12645/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 11590/22-27, whether his answer was informed by (i) legal opinion; and (ii) confirmation from the Appeals Commission that it accepts there is no necessity for members of the public to repeat or resubmit representations on the new abstraction and impoundment applications if they had previously made representations on the deemed refused applications.
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| 29/05/2024 |
Answered on 12/06/2024
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AQW 11976/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) what plans she has to improve the operation of the Planning Appeals Commission; and (ii) how she will help address the backlog faced by the Commission.
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| 15/05/2024 |
Answered on 30/05/2024
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AQW 11734/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to list the backlog in cases for the Planning Appeals Commission for each of the last five years.
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| 10/05/2024 |
Answered on 22/05/2024
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AQW 10387/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he plans to appoint independent persons to undertake hearings and examinations to help address the current backlog faced by the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 03/05/2024
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AQW 8937/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 6717/22-27, what action she is taking to improve the performance of the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 14/03/2024 |
Answered on 26/03/2024
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AQW 8236/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will provide additional resources to the Planning Appeals Commission to address increased pressures from the current and anticipated workloads, particularly in relation to the independent examination of local development plans.
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| 05/03/2024 |
Answered on 13/03/2024
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AQW 7032/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail his Department's assessment of the costs associated with the appointment of independent persons to hold a Public Inquiry or Planning Appeal, in order to relieve pressures faced by the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 20/02/2024 |
Answered on 06/03/2024
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AQW 7031/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what engagement his Department has had with the Planning Appeals Commission regarding delays in processing cases; and (ii) what actions are being undertaken to address these delays, particularly with respect to green infrastructure.
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| 20/02/2024 |
Answered on 06/03/2024
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AQW 6717/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the effectiveness of the Planning Appeals Commission; (ii) whether she will commission a review into the effectiveness of the Planning Appeals Commission; and (iii) to what actions she will take to improve the effectiveness of the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 16/02/2024 |
Answered on 29/02/2024
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AQW 6021/22-27
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Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will request the Audit Office to conduct a review of the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 09/02/2024 |
Answered on 22/02/2024
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AQW 5890/22-27
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Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will appoint Special Commissioners, under the powers of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, as a means of addressing the resourcing challenges within the Planning Appeals Commission.
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| 08/02/2024 |
Answered on 21/02/2024
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AQW 4253/22-27
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Mr Mike Nesbitt
(UUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail how the Planning Appeals Commission is held to account; and (ii) for her assessment of the appropriateness of the oversight arrangements, compared to other independent bodies under her Department’s remit.
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| 07/10/2022 |
Answered on 21/10/2022
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