Generations have grown up with this railway line since it opened in the middle of the 19th century. The biggest thing is the discommoding of the local community. "I will submit in writing but that's not the same thing. "This (refusal to accommodate him virtually) is yet another example of why I believe they are in dire need of being dragged into the 20th century let alone the 21st or 22nd century. Mr O'Donovan said he has been publicly very critical of An Bord Pleanala in relation to the Limerick to Foynes Road and the length of time it took them to make a decision. "They obviously seem to have a different way of doing business now than what they had during the pandemic even though we are all told that we are supposed to have in place different ways of remote working but not as far as An Bord Pleanala is concerned," added the minister of state. I'm not proposing sending a person to the moon here," said Mr O'Donovan. It is just a case of getting a laptop in front of the chairman. There are so many platforms - Webex, Zoom and Teams etc. There is absolutely no reason that it couldn't be done. I have been asked which part of 'no' do I not understand, the 'n' or the 'o'. There was a constitutional requirement for me to be in the Dail chamber for the Budget. Mr O'Donovan requested that he make his submission virtually but he says this was refused by An Bord Pleanala. Two of the crossings are in County Limerick - Fantstown, near Kilmallock and Thomastown, near Effin (pictured below).īut the date of the oral hearing - Tuesday, September 27 - wasn't a normal day - it was Budget day.
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