Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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No. I am not asking about a specific case, I am asking about what happens in these scenarios under the provisions of the legislation. It is not related to any specific case.

Let us say, there is no phasing and works have been carried out. There has been no completion. At the point when the applicant looks for an extension of permission, does the planning authority look at what has been built to date and say it is in line with the granted planning permission so far except for the fact that the applicant is running out of time and the work will not be completed within the timeframe? Is that a factor in the decision-making or does the planning authority not look at what has been built in terms of compliance with the existing planning permission? I ask that to establish whether there is any obligation on the planning authority in the Bill to consider this aspect of an application for an extension of duration.