Section 177D, which is being repealed by section 21 of the Bill, which I will be opposing, provides for the decision of the board not to grant substitute consent. A key element in this section is the deletion of the phrase "in a case where it granted leave to apply for substitute consent on the grounds that exceptional circumstances exist, or in a case where the application is made in compliance with a direction to apply for substitute consent under section 261A".
However, as we have discussed, the provisions of the Bill allow not only for people to seek substitute consent, which was already in place, but for a developer to have a meeting with An Bord Pleanála to decide whether he or she wants to seek substitute consent.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Fintan Warfield; Níl, Senators Seán Kyne and Robbie Gallagher.
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