PQ 493
493. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies in place that local authorities must comply with and enforce when a site with a planning application has significant non-native invasive species growth, specifically Japanese knotweed; the responsibilities of the planning authority for planning applications for such sites; the person or body responsible for ensuring that the planning application process complies with such policies; the measures must the planning authority adopt to monitor and evaluate that relevant policies are adhered to on the site (pre and post granting permission; and the person or body that is accountable when such policies are not upheld or not complied with. [31811/25]
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493. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies in place that local authorities must comply with and enforce when a site with a planning application has significant non-native invasive species growth, specifically Japanese knotweed; the responsibilities of the planning authority for planning applications for such sites; the person or body responsible for ensuring that the planning application process complies with such policies; the measures must the planning authority adopt to monitor and evaluate that relevant policies are adhered to on the site (pre and post granting permission; and the person or body that is accountable when such policies are not upheld or not complied with. [31811/25]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-06-17/493/
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