Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Not at the beginning. I was a councillor in South Dublin County Council where we had a dispute with the council about the development of Clonburris SDZ, which still has not happened. It ended up going before a hearing that involved An Bord Pleanála and it was able to overturn quite a number of decisions the council made. I think that what some of the councillors want is going to be achieved because of the changed circumstances in the country. As an elected representative, I was very annoyed that it could overturn decisions we made.