Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the second period, the Bill as it stands states "up to December 2021". Is it not within the power of each local authority to grant an extension period of one, two, three, four or five years? They do not have to grant the entirety of the five years. If they feel a housing estate is almost completed and does not warrant a five-year extension, surely they have the ability to grant the extension for one or two years, or whatever they deem appropriate.

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