Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My point is different. Section 75(4) contains the phrase "Where the Office of the Planning Regulator, as part of an assessment". That is not on the conclusion of or after the assessment. Where the planning regulator and its hardworking staff are going through their assessment of the plan as per subsection (3), subsection (4) can kick in at any stage. At an early stage of the assessment, the regulator may form a preliminary view before concluding the assessment that something may be materially inconsistent. That is very different to the import of the phrase "on conclusion of their assessment". It seems such a draconian inclusion, and "draconian" is a word we have used a great deal with regard to these sections. I am not saying they would do it on a whim but they do not necessarily need to do it on the basis of the conclusion of the assessment or detailed analysis of the plan.