Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is the same point. Amendment No. 613 seeks to place an additional condition on planning applications “requiring the development to have regard to the ratio of infrastructure to buildings and homes to ensure a more efficient use of infrastructure and associated emissions". However, we believe this is covered at the wider plan-making stage through the zoning of land for various purposes, to which the consent process must have regard.

The zonings would be a huge aspect. Going back to the Deputy’s core point, the advice we have from the Department is that the codes cannot be crossed. We cannot cross the planning code with the building control code. We will use concrete as an example because Deputy Ó Broin referenced it. The question is, is the type of concrete poured a planning matter? We believe it is not.