Mr. Alan Baldwin:

I have some observations. It was very useful to hear Deputy Casey's interpretation of the Bill. We have read it and put our own interpretation to it. What I have taken from Deputy Casey's explanation is that the information submitted to the local authority with the work permit will be to the same standard we would submit if we did it through the normal channels. There was a concern - I have no doubt others might share it - that it might have given rise to the old system where builders would build from planning application drawings.

There was an absence of detail and clarity around that. That is an important distinction.

More often than not, my professional fees are less than the local authority charges. If my client is submitting a planning application, a fire certificate or a DAC, disabilities access certificate, the local authority charges involved could be in excess of the professional fee my client will pay me. There are costs involved in everything but some costs are going into the local authority.