Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

The Minister of State referred to county development plans currently being revised. Where dezoning of lands for which planning permission has been granted occurs, will local authority members be exposed to challenges in the court? He may be unable to reply to that question. However, this is a concern for local authorities. If county and city development plans are subject to revision, we need to establish whether elected members will be exposed to court challenge owing to their actions to dezone or to follow instruction under this legislation. This important matter needs to be addressed, if not today, at some point in the future, to put the minds of elected members at ease.