Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Section 277 is on the making of architectural conservation areas. I am not sure whether it is defined in the Local Government Act if that is for a municipal district or a full council. They are generally done for county development plans. It would be beneficial for local councillors to be able to make a determination on that.

Under section 325(2)(b), on page 579, the commission is required to make relevant information available for inspection at the offices or by electronic means. However, section 325(3) states that it "shall" be made available for inspection at the offices and "may" be made online. Why is certain information required to be made available online but discretion is provided in the second one? The documentation "shall" be made available but the decision "may" only be made available online. It should be. There is no reason the board cannot make that available.