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

Subsection (1) details what the request is. The request is the particulars of the alteration required, the period of the extension requested and all of those things. That assessment is done by the planning authority. I get the point the Deputy is making. If someone goes in with a request for an extension of duration based on non-material works that are required, do they get a default five year extension? No, they do not. Do they get just exactly what they look for? That is an assessment the planning authority would make.