Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

I have a brief question on section 1. I raised a point on Second Stage about this applying only to local authorities. There is nothing in the Bill, or in section 1, that makes reference to this section applying only to local authorities. Am I correct in assuming that section 217 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 refers only to local authorities? Is that correct, just for clarification purposes, because I have not had time to read that section?

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