Mr. Niall Cussen:

Deputy Eamon Ryan asked what was different in this from previous policies. To return to what the Minister and Minister of State have said, particularly around the implications of sprawl and the missed opportunities for developing in our city, town and village cores, it appears to us that there is an opportunity, through land management and prior investment in enabling infrastructure and the public realm, to put in place a mechanism that advantages renewal as opposed to just the continual edge development which we have seen in many urban areas across the country. This is something we will be working on with our colleagues in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the ten year capital plan or the national investment plan. Some of the mechanics have yet to be worked out but we will embark on that process.