Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Hogan. He has stumbled across the reason I ran aground in my Private Member's Bill on the issue and perhaps the reason I recommend the Department might take it up. I accept that complicated legal title or boundary issues can cause a problem. However, in the normal course of events, where the site notice might not be visible to a party immediately adjoining the property, it is not fit for purpose. Rather than oblige applicants to display an additional site notice, a simple notification letter included in the application would solve the problem and give people a reasonable opportunity to participate in the planning process. If the Department is willing to look at that, I would certainly appreciate it.