Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 March 2024

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Absolutely. If for some reason the timeframe could not be met in the preparation - that could be as a result of another pandemic, Covid or whatever - it would apply in that instance. It is the same provision that was in the 2000 Act, as the Deputy correctly said. It is simply saying that that cannot be the sole reason.