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

Apologies; that is in theory. It is not designed for a situation where a local authority is looking for further information. It is designed to give extra time for a local authority to make a final decision. If it is an extension for a four-week period, then within that four-week period the local authority must make the decision and it will either grant it or refuse it. In the eight-week period it is looking to grant it, refuse it or seek further information.