Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all of the witnesses for attending. We appreciate their contributions to our work.

Everybody accepts that the ambition is to have a greater certainty, clarity and consistency in planning and that we would have a plan-led approach to developments, be they residential, large-scale or even small-scale. It is kind of a nirvana that we all aspire to. The RIAI representatives clearly stated their support for extending the development plans to ten years. From their professional perspective, what would the benefit of that be?