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

I wish to pass on the apologies of Senator Boyhan who has been called away to another meeting. He hopes to be back before this meeting ends. I thank Mr. Coleman and the other witnesses for attending.

Limerick has a population of 200,000 at the moment, which is forecast to grow to 250,000 by 2026 and 300,000 by 2040. The city and county councils were amalgamated in 2014. Surveys suggest that the number of people who want to live in the city equals the number who want to live in the county but to date, the LDA sites in Limerick are all city-based. I believe that the LDA will do what it says it can do but I am elected to represent Limerick county as well as the city. Why are all the sites city-based?

I have spoken to the council and various agencies and the word on the street is that the LDA is not willing to engage with local authorities and other agencies even though it has a vision for the likes of Limerick city and county. It is my understanding that up to 2,000 units can be supplied on the Colbert Station site in Limerick city. What sites is the LDA looking at outside of the city?