Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-23
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

Different rules apply in different areas for different reasons because we have different local authorities. There are also areas that are under special amenity area orders and areas that are under urban pressure. I do not want to come back to the Deputy with an inaccurate response. There are different rules in different places for different reasons. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, is the Minister of State responsible for planning. I will ask him to come back to the Deputy directly over the course of the week, and specifically on the issue of the use of existing entrances. I agree that there should not be a blanket ban where there is an existing entrance. There is a difference between using an existing entrance and a new one. I will come back to the Deputy on that.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23