Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Chairman may feel I am broadening this too far, but in designing buildings, we are also designing communities. If we are going to build large-scale public housing projects, in particular, we have to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes of previous projects of this type. Many of us represent a good number of these areas and have spent decades advocating for additional facilities and for resources to tackle disadvantage. One of the key elements of this work programme should be to examine what works well in housing projects and communities and what adaptations we have had to make in comparison to previous projects. In designing buildings we should also consider the design of communities. As we look at the categories, this looks like a place that this would most likely fit.