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

It is not even to strengthen it; it is more to be clear about what is available. At the moment I am thinking of 20 to 30 historical housing estates that are not taken in charge. Clearly a lot of those are finished but some of them are not finished in the sense that subsequent phases are with receivers. Obviously receivers are trying to ensure they get a return for their creditors.

Supplementary to that, this provision would allow the local authorities to invite submissions. Impacted parties could say, "Hang on a second, either the local authority should not extend the permission duration until A, B and C is done, or A, B and C could be part of the condition." Could this also be combined with the phasing element we have just discussed? For example, if a planning authority under this section and the phasing section we have just discussed makes a determination to extend the duration as the developer or receiver is then building out the subsequent phases of the development, could there be a phasing requirement to complete the unfinished amenity areas or public areas of the existing estate? Essentially I am saying that maybe power is now available to a local authority that would not have been previously.