Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I do not think that section of the Bill has timelines in it. Does it? Is the lack of timelines an issue or potentially a weakness in it? For example, I was talking to people on Saturday in an area of my constituency that was built 18 years ago and is not taken in charge. They are waiting 18 years to be taken in charge. As they are waiting, public areas are deteriorating. This potentially means that when they are taken in charge by the council, the expense to be incurred by the council will have increased due to the 18-year delay. One can understand their frustration but also the difficulty that is faced by the local authority. It goes on endlessly for years. Some of the children in the estate who were not born 18 years ago are now almost adults. It is a long period of time. Is there not a need for timelines to put a structure on that?