Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We do. We are engaged in a process whereby we are looking at how we reform the law. This is probably one of the most important projects we have to do now for the sake of everyone in the country. It takes a certain period of time. This process will not be concluded until the end of this year. Any new planning legislation would take time to go through the House before it would be law. In the interim we have to do everything we can to help any householder caught, as these households are, in a very unfortunate situation. As I have said, I would encourage Galway County Council to engage with them so at least they have an idea, subject to other matters being resolved, of what the final outcome would be. In the interim they are caught in a difficult situation. I fully accept the Deputy's point that for them it is particularly difficult and troublesome.

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