Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree to a certain extent that what is probably required is legal certainty for everybody involved in a development in the area, and not only the investor, agency or developer but the people who live in the area and those who wish to live in the houses that would be developed.

The legal certainty needs to be there. However, that also needs to be hugely supported by very well-resourced local authorities and An Bord Pleanála in order that they can make those decisions in a timely manner. There is no point in giving people a 16-week window and a whole load of highly complex cases to decide and forcing them to keep to that time limit. That is what creates mistakes and pressures and can lead to judicial review processes. Did Deputy Gould wish to come back in?