Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a real problem with that because it removes that democratic input. The point I am making is that it is the Department that holds this up, and some people who are misinformed or deliberately want to mislead people about it put this up as being a big blockage in the system. I do not know about other counties but I have dealt with three counties, including the county the Deputy resides in. I did not have to do with it but a small part of that county was in my constituency at one stage. I can say that in counties Laois and Offaly I do not see it holding up cases or plans.