Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Mr. Frank McDonald:

I think there is an irrational fear in this country over residential density. I would defend it on the basis that it makes for a more compact urban environment than we would have otherwise. If we were to build at the rate of eight to ten houses per acre, which used to be standard in the past, we would have housing everywhere. There was a strong argument for higher densities. That does not mean high rise; it just means building to a higher density than we were used to in the past. It sustains local services. If one has-----

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