Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Land Development Agency: Chairman Designate

Mr. Cormac O'Rourke:

Perhaps I will take the last question first. It is very important for public bodies to be seen to be doing what they are doing both in a consultation process but with broad agreement from local populations. We can look at the approach that has been adopted at St. Teresa's Gardens as we must get acceptance from the local community for what we are trying to do. If our first cut at it is not acceptable to the local community, we must change it. That is one of the lessons I bring from TII. We only operate with the co-operation of communities and we must earn both that and their respect. It has been interesting for me in the very short time I have been involved with the Land Development Agency to see the way in which that design has been amended to reflect local consultation. It really is the only way to go. We might get overly enthusiastic from time to time in what we think we can deliver and numbers of houses. If it does not fly with the local community or local authority, we must go back and take that into account.

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