Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2021-11-16
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

I hear what the Minister is saying but I do not agree with him. He has more or less the same officials in his Department as were there under the previous Administration. We heard all this previously with the strategic housing development process. They made a great glowing impression on us that the strategic housing development systems would involve power for the councils and that there would be meetings. It was to be brilliant, they were all going to have engagement, the public would be looking in on the process and everything was great. Most of the boys are still down in the Custom House and now it is a different ball game. The goalposts are being moved again. What was not envisaged at that time was that it was actually a very good system. Everyone was critical of it but the councillors engaged with it and it worked.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-16