Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was about to say it is like the courts. An Bord Pleanála assigns the various members of its board like whoever runs the business in the courts assigns judges to different cases. It is a bit like that because An Bord Pleanála's role is quasi-judicial to an extent, so I see a parallel. It is not the case that every member of the High Court sits on every case. I think that when people think about this, they will appreciate the common sense of what is happening there.

An Bord Pleanála refers somewhere in its documentation to what it calls normal planning applications. I ask Mr. Walsh to explain to the public, the listeners, what is normal. It is a funny choice of word. Does it mean traditional?