John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Yes, I acknowledge the Deputy's concerns. As I said to Deputy Crawford and others, that type of consistency is required across the board so people are left in no doubt. Sometimes planning is quite a subjective issue. We must move away from subjectivity so the applicants can understand where they stand and that if they do X, Y and Z, they have a chance of getting permission.

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