Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is a consolidated Bill. As I said earlier, there are many elements of this legislation that were taken from the Planning and Development Act 2000 because they are working and are appropriate. We have not thrown everything out. That reaffirms it. There will be changes to the development plan process, as the Deputy knows, which we will get to later on, but this is one of our principles and it is important that it is re-enshrined in this legislation.