Planning and Development Act 2024

Appointment of Chief Planning Commissioner and Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner

506. (1) The Governing Board shall, following the making of a recommendation under section 508 , appoint a person to be, in the Irish language, the Príomh-Choimisinéir Pleanála or, in the English language, the Chief Planning Commissioner, of the Commission (in this Act referred to as the “Chief Planning Commissioner”).

(2) Subject to subsection (5) of section 495 , the Governing Board shall, following the making of a recommendation under section 508 , appoint a person to be, in the Irish language, the Leas-Phríomh-Choimisinéir Pleanála or, in the English language, the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner, of the Commission (in this Act referred to as the “Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner”).

(3) The Governing Board shall ensure, in so far as is practicable, that the Chief Planning Commissioner and Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner are persons who, in the opinion of the Governing Board, each have satisfactory experience of, or a satisfactory mix of experience and knowledge of, one or more than one of the following:

(a) infrastructure delivery;

(b) housing;

(c) physical planning;

(d) sustainable development;

(e) architecture;

(f) heritage;

(g) community affairs;

(h) social affairs;

(i) planning;

(j) the environment;

(k) the marine;

(l) climate change;

(m) law and corporate governance.