Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
210 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No, 178 of 13 May, when his Department received the application; the reason for the delay in processing it; if there is a similar delay with all applications; and when an assessment of costs will take place. [14914/04]
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The application was received on 9 December 2002 and an inspection was carried out on 3 February 2003. My Department made several attempts to contact the applicant to carry out an assessment of costs. It shall take place on 27 May.
The time taken from receipt of an application for a certificate of reasonable cost and the issue of the certificate is influenced by a range of factors, many of them are the responsibility of the applicant. They include when an application is made, supplying information and all of the documentation and the time taken to achieve completion of the house. The time taken to process an application can vary appreciably from one application to another.
