Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

None of this can happen unless we address the 2040 plan. In terms of planning permission, the way the 2040 plan is designed means that there will be no houses built outside of the city area because of the issue of emissions. Everyone who wants to build a house in the countryside or even in terms of the housing stock has to reflect the likely impact of emissions in their planning application. In terms of east Limerick versus west Limerick, all the industries are located in west Limerick so someone in east Limerick will not be able to build a house unless we address the 2040 plan.