Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I assure Senators that this is not a long goodbye and it is not a signal at all. This is about bringing in legislation that will endure, improve on what was there before and end a planning process that has been in place since 2016. One does not just rip it up, throw it in the bin and say that it is done. It is more legally complex than that. We are going in the right direction. This will be in place. It will be a new streamlined planning system for large-scale residential developments. There will be a transition and decisions will be made on SHDs in the interim. We have to take a slightly longer-term view than a couple of months. We have to look at what is good for the system itself in the context of improving delivery. It is strong and robust legislation. I thank the Senators for tabling their amendments and for recognising the fact that we need transitional arrangements.