Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. There is no need to go through the reasons why the Minister had to make that intervention. They are well documented in the media. By way of supplementary, if I could just ask in relation to the time limit. Is there a constraint on the January deadline?

Can the January deadline be extended? Is there a minimum or maximum period for further extensions if they are required?

Second, with regard to An Bord Pleanála and the way it deliberates on cases, is there any internal prioritisation of cases? For example, would there be a juxtaposition between a large scheme, such as an estate with a couple of hundred houses or an apartment block, and an individual application for a one-off home or an agricultural or commercial building? Is there any prioritisation on An Bord Pleanála's side? I find it is very haphazard. We are trying to deliver additional housing as quickly as possible, but larger schemes sometimes really go beyond 12 or 18 months. I am interested to see if there is any prioritisation.

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