Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My amendment is an attempt to stop developers or other people delaying or stalling through an appeals mechanism. On the face of it, that seems a tricky route as there are so many ways in which people can argue their case. The process must be much more straightforward. Allowing people to appeal is to give them time and leverage for delaying a process. We should employ the levy and then consider whether something can be appealed. There are too many ways out for developers, and I do not know how many times we have seen them argue about the use of land and whether it is a proper vacant site. We could get into a long and drawn-out process, giving developers far too much leverage.

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