Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the event of a backlog, is there a hierarchy of importance in respect of cases? How is that assessed? There seems to be frustration across the industry with regard to getting responses to referrals under section 5, which are used to determine whether planning permission is needed. Are they given a lower priority in the context of the current housing emergency? How are they assessed? The pushing out of target dates probably has to do with compliance. People sometimes feel that the target is not really a target if it can be pushed out. It does not give certainty. Will Mr. Walsh expand on those three points?