Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 729 inserts a new section regarding limitations on extension of duration of permission to provide that only one application for an extension of duration can be made and that the period of the extension must be in line with the length of the original permission. If the permission is for five years, then the extension cannot be for longer than five years. Again, the intent of these amendments is to speed up the delivery of development.