James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I gave careful consideration to any delays there may be. We have close to 50,000 existing planning permissions. We considered what the impact may be if people considered going back in for changes of planning permission. That is why we worked closely with the Attorney General and came up with a proposal whereby most of these changes to specifications can be made within the envelope of the existing planning permission without the necessity to go for additional planning permission. In some cases, they will have to do so but that will streamline any delays. Without addressing the viability issue, we have-----