Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two other committee meetings today but it is fine. I take the point made but the Deputy can trust me when I say we are not trying to micromanage anything at a local authority level. The devolved power on decisions is for them. Taking the Axis theatre and the plaza in Ballymun, which I know well, if that centre makes an application, it will need to give some view or picture through the licence application to Dublin City Council of what it will look like. That is required for assessment of disability access etc. The process has been pretty efficient over the past two years and we have learned much from Covid-19 in that space about how we can be pragmatic and efficient. Most important, we have seen how people get benefits from this. It is not just a measure for profits in retailers in any way, shape or form and it is about giving our public spaces back to people.