Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. In many ways, the questions that Deputy Ó Cuív asks are as a result of the lack of spatial planning. They are as a result of the rudderless experience that we have. Ireland will have a population of about 10 million people in 2050. There is going to be significant population growth. The question with which we are faced is where to locate people. The current spatial plan is leading to problems in urban Dublin, the commuter belt and rural Ireland. Dublin is overheating in many ways and cannot take the level of growth it is getting with the level of investment it is getting. In my county this morning, more people left-----