Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is for a conversion. It will not be available. They will not be able to take advantage of it. We are talking about upwards of nine units and no more than nine units. They will have to go through the same processes. We are only exempting the need to get planning permission to make the conversion; we are not exempting them from any other requirements. In order for this to be useful, we need to make sure there is a degree of streamlining between the different types of certifications they need for fire safety and other things. We do not want people being able to avoid the need for planning permission and to be able to do something quite quickly and we then find 12 months later they have not been able to get the right certification. That is the work that group is doing. They will not be exempted from any of the standards that exist. It is very important that we are clear on that.