Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Apart from the proposal to extend the period of the development plans, will the public continue to have the same access to participation in the creation of county and city development plans as it has enjoyed up to now? Will the general public continue to enjoy the same access to make an appeal and ability to make observations or objections in local authority planning applications? Similarly, will the general public have full access to participate and make objections or observations, as well as request oral hearings, in respect of the new planning commission?