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

Sorry, I thought I answered that. That will sit with the planning authority. It is right and proper that the planning authority and the planning department in a local authority will be the ones who will make that decision. The Deputy is right that it is not specified, but it is for those authorities to determine the duration of the permission under section 164(3). Section 164(4) states:

A planning authority or the Commission shall have regard to the nature and extent of the proposed development and any other material considerations, in determining the duration of a permission under subsection (3).

That is the riding orders they are given there.