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. Colin Ryan:
It is difficult to make that work. Where does criminal begin and civil end? One does not know at the start of a file that the case might end in a criminal conviction. There are significant issues about the processing of a file. Any file could end up in court. There is that aspect. The threat of conviction is also a high bar to take into account.
Where certain activities have taken place, we are seeking an immediate cessation of works pending the making of a decision rather than the continuation of the process, which has been an issue in recent times. It allows people to extend the process and leads to frustration for all parties.
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