Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion
3:00 pm
Mr. Paul Hogan:
I will take the second question first and then hand over to colleagues for the first one. I have asked the same question. As it is a legal question, I have had preliminary legal discussions on it. This is therefore not definitive but it is my understanding as of now. As the process commenced under the 2000 Act, it would have to be concluded before the 2024 is commenced. If we were to seek to conclude it under the 2024 Act, we would probably have to start again. There is a clear distinction between the two processes.