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

In the context of all the things the Deputy, other members and I can think of, we have outlined in the Bill what the process will be in either allowing the Minister or the OPR, as I said, to initiate an assessment.

It could be for an unforeseen circumstance, and it is better that the saver provision is there. I would not expect it to be widely used, but it could be for an unforeseen reason that the OPR deems it necessary to assess a development plan. The Deputy is correct in saying that if there is a variation or material contravention, it would go u to the office. However, it is just using it on the basis of a saver provision if there is an unforeseen circumstance that all of us present cannot identify at this stage. It is for the future. This is generational legislation, and the aim is to provide the ability for that to happen. I do not envisage these additional ones to be overly onerous on the OPR, but it provides the ability for that to happen should there be an event that requires it.