Oral Hearing of An Bord Pleanála 17/10/2011 – 03/11/2011

Schedule

 1.  Applicant Submission – Monday 17th Oct. followed the opening of the hearing by the Inspector. Finished Wednesday 19th October.

Hearing  adjourned from Wednesday  evening until  Tuesday 25th October at 10AM at An Bord Pleanala building, Marlborough St., Dublin 1.

2.Questioning of Applicant – Tues 25th and Wed 26th October

3. Submission by Dublin City Council – Commenced 27th October – morning, 3 hours

4. Questioning of Dublin City Council – 27th October

5. Submissions by Prescribed Bodies – 27th October – 28th October

6. Questioning of Prescribed Bodies – 27th October – 28th October

7. Submissions by Observers  –  1st November  – 3rd November

The order of appearance and time allotted for submissions by observers other than those who had not informed the Board or who had expressly stated they would be not attending was as follows:

1. Nuala Morris and others – 10 minutes
2. Mary W Gallagher, also representing Rita A White, Terry I Mallin & Clare Fallon – 15 minutes
3. Patricia Fennelly
4. Nora O’Connor
5. Patricia O’Connor and Frank D’Easaille
6. Eamonn Smyth
7. Anne Coll
8. Donnchadh M O’Riordan – 20 minutes
9. Blend Residents Association – 1 -1.5 hours
10. Grangegorman Residents Alliance – 10 minutes
11. Berkeley Environment Awareness Group
12. Shandon Residents Association – 30-40 minutes
13. Nuada MacEoin
14. Ruadhan MacEoin
15. The Irish Land Trust – 20 minutes
16. Robert Foley
17. Irish Georgian Society – 15 minutes
18. National Conservation and Hertitage Group – 20-30 minutes
19. Peter Sweetman – 1 – 1.5 hours
20. Mountjoy Square Society – 20-30 minutes
21. Tallaght Hospital Action Group – 1 -1.5 hours
22. Mater Private Hospital – 0-3 hours
23. Tony Barry and others – 30 – 45 minutes
24. New Children’s Hospital Alliance – 1.5 – 2 hours
25. Desmond Duff
26. Sinn Fein – 20-30 minutes
27. Paschal Donohoe and Ray McAdam (not stated in correspondence)
28. Paul Murphy
29. Persons who propose to become observers at the discretion of the observer – 30-40 minutes

8. Questioning of the Observers – 1st November  – 3rd November

Observers  questioned by the Inspector and other participants at the discretion of the Inspector following the completion of each submission.

9. Closing Submissions – 3rd November

In reverse order as follows:

• Observers
• Prescribed Bodies
• Dublin City Council
• Applicant

The Oral Hearing finished shortly before 6pm on Thursday 3rd November 2011.

The Board’s decision is expected towards the end of January 2012.