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

Taking the Deputy's example of an extension to a planning permission for a ghost estate or half-finished estate, the planning authority has no ability to say that this is incomplete and use that as a reason not to grant the extension. Section 135(5) provides, "Before making a determination under subsection (4), the deciding authority may invite submissions on the alteration or extension to be made to it in writing by such person or class of person, including the public, as the deciding authority considers appropriate, and the deciding authority shall have regard to such submissions in making the determination."

We see in this instance that where it needs to be used, it can be used and with a request for alteration or extension of permission, one would actually go back out and seek submissions. The example the Deputy used would be relevant in that space.