Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

A lot of the applications I have seen for SHDs have often gone in with a much higher density than would be zoned in the development plan. There is nothing wrong with higher densities, and we are aware that we have to move to higher densities to provide services, but with higher densities one has to ensure provision of services and the provision of good, open public space that is well managed, as well as private space provision. Would the board have a concern that where there is a cluster of SHDs, as cited earlier on, the development plan objectives for the provision of services may not measure up because the density that was already in the development plan has been exceeded? Is this a concern where there is a cluster of SHDs?