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

Material contravention exists right now. This is not new. We had a good discussion yesterday about the role of local authorities and the input of local authority members. In other jurisdictions, the elected members make all of the planning decisions at planning meetings but that is not what this is. This sets a very high bar because it requires the approval of three quarters of the elected members.