Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-05-29
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Danny Healy-Rae (IND), Kerry

I want to welcome more than 45 women from all over County Kerry, especially east Kerry areas like Barraduff, Headfort, Glenflesk and Rathmore. These women have created homes and reared fine sons and daughters. However, many of their sons and daughters are forced to leave Kerry for places like Australia, Dubai and Canada. These are 28- to 32-year-olds who cannot afford to purchase a house. The other sad thing is that they will not even be considered for planning permission on a site next door to them owned by their family, or even if they could purchase a site from a neighbour because of the designation, enforced by the Government's planning regulator, of the areas as being under significant urban influence. The sons and daughters of farmers can get permission and that is fine but lots of other people are being excluded.

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Sitting date: 2024-05-29