Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 918 will delete the "certificate" definition, and I am wondering about the purpose of that. The definition states, "A person may, before applying for permission in respect of a development ... apply to the planning authority concerned for a certificate stating that this Chapter shall not apply to a grant of permission in respect of the development concerned". Will the Minister of State explain the purpose of that amendment?