Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-31
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Darragh O'Brien (FF), Dublin Fingal

I thank the Senator for tabling the amendment. It seeks to amend section 5 of the Bill by inserting a new paragraph to the effect that "the Board shall indicate to the applicant what further actions may be required in light of such a refusal". I must oppose the amendment, which appears to have been misplaced in terms of its proposed insertion into the Bill as neither section 5 of the Bill as proposed by the Government nor section 37L of the principal Act contain any provisions relating to a refusal. Refusals in respect of an application under section 37L for permission are addressed under section 37N of the principal Act, but it is not clear to me whether the amendment was intended for inclusion in section 37N instead. If that is the case, that could be considered on Report Stage.

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