Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to be associated with those remarks because the volume of information our guests have submitted to the committee is unbelievable. As was stated, they seem to be doing it for the good of the region. I have questions for Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Barrett before we finish. Mr. O'Sullivan cited concerns previously expressed by Waterways Ireland at the unauthorised nature of some of the development in the vicinity. Those concerns date back to 2017 yet only this year the business in question has applied for planning retention and submitted an application for future development. In his experience of dealing with county councils, is this level of delay in pursuing an instance of unauthorised development, whether on ecological or other grounds, typical in cases of this nature?