A FORMER deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála living in West Cork has avoided jail after he was given a suspended sentence and fined €6,000 over his failure to declare his interests in a number of properties when a member of the board, in breach of planning law requirements.Paul H
A former deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála who was sentenced to a two month prison sentence earlier this year for making false or misleading declarations has avoided jail after successfully appealing the severity of the penalty imposed on him.
Judge increased the overall sentence from two months to three but suspended it in full and imposed fines totalling €6,000 at Cork Circuit Appeals Court