Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

From what Deputy Coveney said about the local authorities, this is now a stand alone Bill. The Minister does not intend to repeal it but will get rid of whatever is in the Planning and Development Bill to which it relates. That means this Bill will extend not just to local authorities but to projects that are outside the local authority projects. Is that not the case? There is nothing in the Bill that limits the legislation to a local authority project. As I see it, it is silent on the projects and is merely a Bill to give an extension of time-----

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