Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 46 and 48 are on the interim measures. Amendment No. 46 seeks to reduce the timeframe from 16 weeks, or four months, to five weeks. The intention is to limit the further damage that can be done through the strategic housing development process and the interim measures that will potentially drag the strategic housing development process well into next year. I do not believe that this is something anyone wants to see. I am concerned there could be a flood of applications towards the end of the process that would create resource problems in terms of dealing with the decisions. If the resources are constrained at planning decision level during the process it could lead to more pressure and more mistakes being made. Amendment No. 48 proposes removing the provisions altogether. These amendments seek to limit the further damage that can be done by the strategic housing development process.