Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

The purpose of this condition was to enable the impact of the development to be re-assessed, having regard to changes in technology and design and to circumstances prevailing in the future.

The Deputy will appreciate that as the Minister has no role in the taking of decisions on planning applications and is statutorily precluded under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 from exercising any power or control in such cases, it would not be appropriate for him to comment on the decision of An Bord Pleanála, which is the independent statutory planning appeals board.

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