Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 121:

In page 33, line 30, to delete "further" and substitute "make a determination on whether to".

I shall speak to amendments Nos. 121, 122 and 125. Again, the purpose is not to oppose or delay the extension of planning permission. If a ten-year planning permission has been granted but has not been used and there is an application for extension, there could be changes in circumstances, environment, the built environment or context that would require a revised environmental impact assessment, EIA, screening process, particularly in terms of the cumulative impact of other developments or environmental changes. What these three amendments would do is recognise the fact that there may be changes which require additional EIA screening at the point of extension to create the opportunity for that to take place.That is the logic behind the three amendments.