Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not familiar with the case of Sean Meehan. I have made the general point, however. I do not know the specifics around the planning application, and neither should I, in terms of interfering with the planning process. In a general sense, however, anyone can apply to any local authority for any structure, be it wooden or otherwise, in terms of a house or structure. It is down to the individual planning authorities to make their decision. If the Deputy will provide me with the details of Sean Meehan and the specific set of circumstances about which he spoke regarding the area of homelessness and so forth, certainly, on a humane level, I will undertake to follow up, as I have done for him on previous cases.

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