296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider replacing the discretionary provision that a planning authority "may apply a more restrictive approach" in metropolitan and high-amenity areas with a mandatory standard, in order to prevent inconsistent application between neighbouring local authorities and a recurrence of the inconsistency the National Planning Statement is intended to resolve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52524/26]

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296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider replacing the discretionary provision that a planning authority "may apply a more restrictive approach" in metropolitan and high-amenity areas with a mandatory standard, in order to prevent inconsistent application between neighbouring local authorities and a recurrence of the inconsistency the National Planning Statement is intended to resolve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52524/26]

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