Mick Clifford: Confusion and frantic activity at Department of Housing

A new regulation was brought into force in what appears to be such a cack-handed manner that it has now put the validity of planning permissions since August 6 in some peril

The department might consider that, when engaging in any major or complicated enterprise — analagous to building project, say — it's really worth while consulting the experts. Stock picture

Things are pretty frantic right now in the Department of Housing. 

The sense of urgency that we are in a crisis has been ramped up since the current government came into being.