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

Exempted development is an important part of the planning process and having clarity around and confidence in it is important. We may arrive at a point in the future where it is clearer what is an exempted development. It might be capable of being expanded and involve fewer resources in planning areas if there was clarity. Restricting the ability to have clarity on that can undermine confidence in exempted development and may lead to a narrowing of it, which is potentially counterproductive. The area requires consideration.