Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The issue is that we do have a climate emergency and biodiversity, housing and homelessness crises. We do not now, but at other times we have had economic and unemployment crises. All of those are important but any of them could fit in with section 65(1)(a) or 65(1)(b). The Government may feel the need to take action as a matter of urgency on any of those issues. The section covers an enormous amount of things and circumstances in which it could be used. The Minister could then vary the development plan and consult the OPR, and there would be no role for elected members.