Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the question about variations, I understand that An Bord Pleanála takes them on a case-by-case basis and that is fine. From a transparency and public confidence perspective generally, however, if we go back to the people who live beside applications, and this will persist in respect of the new system also, it is important people see that the board can vary and has varied, and that they see the way in which that can and does happen. Is there any analysis that can be done on the 2020 figures, for example, of the number of occasions where something was varied relative to the application? For example, there was a very significant application to site a co-living space in my constituency, which is the subject of significant discontent. The board varied it very considerably but that never really fed through in the same way. It is important from a public confidence perspective to know whether, where and how that is actually happening.