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Mon 07 Jul 2009Copying costs 'impeding planning'
Local authorities are obstructing the planning process by charging “excessive and unjust” rates for photocopying planning documents, Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has said.
In a report submitted to both houses of the Oireachtas today, Ms O’Reilly said many local authorities were deliberately ignoring Department of Environment guidelines on what was reasonable to charge for such services in order to create revenue streams.
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