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

Yes, absolutely and we reference submissions in subsections (3) and (4) as well. The chief executive "shall have regard to" submissions when preparing his or her report.

That public consultation process is there, as well as consultation with other prescribed persons. That will be covered in the regulations. Let us say it was a development within a community. That would be published and public notice would be given and people would make their submissions. The management team would obviously have to have regard to those submissions and they would be included in the report that is brought before the authority members. If the local authority decided this was something it needed to do, it would give its rationale but it would also list the submissions and their content or a summary of same.