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

Very simply, if, for whatever reason in the preparation of these detailed plans, there was a delay or, for argument's sake, an additional consultation with stakeholders was required, that could not be the sole reason to bring about a challenge. As I said, it could form part of an overall challenge. This allows for the co-ordination of timelines between different and related plans, for example, a development plan or local area plan and the NPF. It is very simply a provision that, should there be a delay, which could be for very good reasons, it would not be the only reason to allow a challenge to the plan.