Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Like other committee members, I welcome anything that will make it easier to convert vacant units into accommodation. I have two specific questions. Will the Minister remind the committee what, if any, other planning requirements are in place? While an application for change of use is no longer required, what else is required? The reason I ask this is because previously the Minister and I, as well as others, called for a one-stop shop to make all the other planning requirements easier. I ask him to remind us of those requirements.

Will he give us more detail on the implications and the rationale for the removal of the 250 sq. m restriction? I am not against it, but it would be helpful to know for the record.