Members of Offaly County Council find themselves caught between the county planners’ advice and the wishes of the county’s people, the Council heard this week as the county’s 2021-2027 Development Plan came back to them in draft form for discussion.
All 19 members of the Council met with more than 20 council officials online (May 10) to hear scores of submissions which were lodged after the draft Development Plan (DP) went on display last year.
Two members of the Oireachtas were represented – Senator Pippa Hackett (Green Party and Minister of State for Land Use & Biodiversity) and Independent TD Cathal Berry.
