Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion

Mr. Paul Hogan:

For fear of getting into the same sort of discussion we had about ambiguity, it is difficult to define "exceptional circumstances" in every case. It is a drafting-legal saver for things that might arise. The best we can do is perhaps clarify the sort of circumstance in the definition. Ultimately, where there is a dispute, that is something that a court will decide. Not that we want that to be-----

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