Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review correspondence from (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20560/22]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Construction work was significantly impacted, with both delays and site closures throughout 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions. Therefore, on 9 September 2021, section 7 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2021 was commenced to allow for applications, subject to certain conditions, for further extensions of duration of planning permission of 2 years or until 31 December 2023, which ever first occurs, under a new section 42(1B) of the Planning and Development Act 2000.

This further extension period takes into account the restrictions on construction and disruptions in logistics, supply chains, and the availability of personnel when restarting construction work after the closure of building sites during 2021.