Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make one quick point. I have seen this over the years with different things. I note that that process was in August 2017. We are all human beings as well. It is a recess month. It is when people are likely to take holidays and maybe the scrutiny would not be there. I see controversial planning applications being submitted on the August bank holiday weekend and other stuff tied to the recess. It is not unfair for us to point out that the timing on these things is very important. Where the timing will exclude rather than include, the consultation process becomes less meaningful. That does not just relate to this thing, but timing is important for genuine consultation.