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

I just want clarity on the following point, and I think we are almost there. I am the planning authority, I am assessing a planning application and I come to a point where I will not be able to make a decision within the time period. I can use section 98. I go to the applicant and ask if I can have an extension. If they agree, the decision has to be made within a set period. One of the consequences of that is that, during that period, if some other issue arises in the assessment where, as the planning authority, I want to seek further information, I can ask for the further information but the decision still has to be made within the agreed period. I am just looking for the Minister to confirm that applies in this instance.