Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
We have had discussions with State utilities, by the way. We will re-engage and not just with Uisce Éireann. I know there have been discussions with the Uisce Éireann, the airport authority, Gas Networks Ireland and so on right the way through in preparation. They are very important utilities and State bodies for the State. On this specific matter, I will try to understand it better with them and we will engage with them on it between now and Report Stage. We will come back to the Deputies on what the actual issue is.
To Deputy Ó Broin’s point, he is basically asking if there is a consent to extend the decision-making period, does that restrict the planning authority in seeking additional information or assessing-----
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