Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To pick up on something about bats that South Dublin County Council's chief executive spoke about earlier, I think bats are breaking a lot of people's hearts in the county at the moment. I know the Chairman raised an interesting concept around it. The point Mr. McLoughlin outlined about Clonburris and having to go back again to the drawing board for more assessments sounds frustrating and an unnecessary blockage in terms of turning that land bank into homes. It is a very delicate balance between the ecological and the biodiversity lens that we absolutely have to have when it comes to delivering homes. However, we do not want that to unnecessarily delay the likes of sports fields or housing.