Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Not at all. No. I am not suggesting that. What I am saying is that as the Government has designated growth centres, there must be an implication in terms of increased demand for recreational amenities. That should not be dictated by developers, it should be dictated by Sport Ireland or the needs of the sporting organisations in order that when the developers come knocking on people's doors, issues on development are not being decided based on pressure but that the applications would stand or fall on their own merits and that the recreation and amenities are built into every single plan as part of what a developer pays in charges.