Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the investment that must be made, it is correct that it is done in a way that is strategic, but one of the problems is that some very large developers are sitting on land that is zoned and that gives rise to difficulties when an investment is made and where there is capacity in the treatment plants, in particular in the capital, or where there is available water. If such development is not taken up, is there any sanction?

The point made by Senator Keane is something I included in planning legislation that was not opposed, but as happens when a proposal is made from the Opposition benches, there was, unfortunately, no further progress with the Bill. I fully concur with her point.