Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My interpretation of that comes from Mr. Hogan's initial presentation. We want to move to a plan-led system. We want a plan-led system that provides the maximum level of certainty and that means moving towards more SDZ-type plans in terms of the dimensionality and visibility of what can or cannot be done. I am not saying they are all SDZs. We are also going to enter a period where we hope there will be a significant increase in applications for planning because we have a housing crisis. I am sure Mr. Hogan read the Taoiseach's remark about the 250,000 housing deficit in the newspapers today. We also have the maritime side. There is nobody who can sit here and say that, between what is in this Bill, with the increase in plan-making, and what is happening in terms of new residential developments and offshore, our planning system will not require more staff. I know Mr. Hogan cannot come to us and tell us "X " amount of staff will be given because that is determined by Government and budgets but the setting of the timelines is related to the volume of resources. That is the bit I want Mr. Hogan to tease out.