Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not envisage that the Department is doing so, but there can be inadvertent consequences. Things that happen in here can have ramifications in local areas. The Department, the Government and all of us collectively have done a huge amount of work in trying to bring properties above premises back into life. I am talking about hospitality in particular. There is a symbiotic relationship. There could be someone running a restaurant or rural bar. Properties in the main streets of villages with vacant units above them may suddenly end up falling in under this.