Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 114 seeks to add a provision that, notwithstanding the permissibility of deemed decisions in respect of electronic communications infrastructure, no such decision shall be deemed to be granted where the licence involves EIA or AA. This provision is unnecessary as section 12(3) provides that you cannot apply for a licence if EIA or AA is required. In these circumstances, planning permission must be sought, allowing the development to be appropriately assessed for EIA and AA. As such, I cannot accept amendment No. 114.

For clarity, the planning authority can seek an extension. It is stated that:

if, not later than 8 weeks from the date on which the planning authority received the application, the planning authority notifies the applicant in writing that for exceptional reasons-----