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

As for amendment No. 1165, under section 56(7) of the Bill, the local authority must send copies of any proposed variation to the OPR and must publish notice as part of the formal statutory process. The pre-designation consultation sets out a requirement for a consultation paper to be published and for submissions to be invited from the public. There is no restriction on the OPR making submissions under section 522, which are then taken into account by the chief executive. It is not considered necessary, however, to insert a mandatory provision when there is statutory provision for interaction with the OPR under the section 56 process of considering a variation to the development plan.