“That this Council writes to the Taoiseach and Ministers responsible for Transport and Local Government, to outline the grave concerns in relation to the content of the letter from the Chair of the daa, Basil Geoghegan, dated 14^th  August 2023 sent to the Taoiseach in respect of ‘An Bord Pleanála’s decision regarding the North Runway at Dublin Airport’, the attempt by the Chair of the daa, a Semi-State company, to have the Taoiseach intervene in a planning process is a blatant attempt to undermine the independence of An Bord Pleanála and that of this Council, who have issued an enforcement order to daa in relation to their breaches of planning conditions for the North Runway, which the daa have chosen to ignore, a Chairman of a Semi-State body lobbying the Taoiseach to get favours from the Planning Board, is at best inappropriate and unethical, and this attempt to stymie the planning processes needs to be urgently addressed.”

The motion, in the name of Councillor A. Graves was proposed by Councillor A. Graves and seconded by Councillor A. Donnelly.

Following discussion, the motion was AGREED.

It was also AGREED that a copy of the letter submitted to the Mayor will be circulated to all the Members.