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

I apologise, I got caught in traffic but I was listening on the way up. All the examples Mr. Quinlan has been using are Dublin, Dublin and more Dublin. The examples in counties Limerick and Cork are very different and we have the same issues in counties Limerick and Cork. If one wants to build houses, one needs infrastructure. I welcome the serviced sites fund, it is a way of helping things move forward. However, we need to move out of cities. People are moving out of cities. We have seen this during Covid, they want to get out to rural areas and move into towns and villages. On that basis I welcome the fund because it will help as services are lacking. Mungret is another site which is ideal for the serviced sites fund and will bring more housing to County Limerick. I would prefer it though if, when the officials are doing presentations, they move them out of Dublin and look at the figures around the country. There are a lot of TDs from around the country who represent different counties and I would like to see County Limerick mentioned the next time the officials are presenting figures.