Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In our opinion, the argument for the traditional process still holds strong. As it appears not to have been taken on board by Senators, however, we will support this amendment in that it goes at least some way towards keeping councillors involved in the process and allowing them to engage in commentary on planning applications, which we see as a very important principle. We will support the amendment.