Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

It is a serious matter. There is a lacuna in the law and I have argued for many years that we should have planning permission and that is part of the intention of this regulation.

Deputies Gilmore and Morgan raised the issue of hotplates in garages. The regulations do not refer to this matter. They were dealt with as far back as the 2001 regulations.

On the issue of the single application form, Deputy O'Dowd is unaware that draft regulations were circulated——

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