Ms Karla Piner:

I might answer that. It was stated that prior to 2019, you always needed a change of use planning permission. You actually did not. In County Meath, you did not, because I spoke to a senior planner in County Meath. If the property existed and did not have more than four bedrooms and you did not intend on sleeping more than four people in each of those bedrooms, you did not need change of use. Therefore, I applied to extend and restore my property. I did everything by the book but then I opened by doors in 2016, and in July 2019, suddenly, I was on the wrong side of the fence. I did everything right and I have gone back to square one, having to apply again. I would like to clarify, because this question was asked of the Department of tourism at the last committee meeting, that a change of use planning application is a brand new planning application. It is not the case that-----