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

Again, to go back to the previous wording about "substantial works" in terms of the ambiguity around that and what this will do under section 135. I refer to section 135(3)(c)(i), requiring "sufficient information to allow the deciding authority to assess the request" and the deciding authority or the planning authority will be given in section 135(3)(c)(iii) "such documents or information as may be prescribed". It does give clarity by way of what is being asked about what works are to be commenced onsite. It gives a consistency across planning authorities to do that.