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

On Ms Sheridan's point, at the weekend I was talking to residents of an area who said when they bought their home they were promised by the developer there would not be apartments going onto the site next to them.

They felt very let down when the application for planning permission went in regarding apartments going up. I frequently have this experience with people who have not been able to get this detail from the local area or development plans and have not been able to access this information. If they were able to do so, then there would be less disappointment, conflict and everything else. These people were not opposed to the development per sebut they were sold something based on it not happening.

Going back to the proposed section 97, regarding the Bill proposing changes to the appeals process in terms of An Bord Pleanála, do the witnesses have any comments on these changes or their implications?