Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We spoke earlier about education in the context of the public and the planning system. It is for the public to make the link back when they come to us, as Deputies or councillors, and ask why there are no footpaths, lights, bus services or school places, and why certain things are happening. We have to go back and say that it is because their local councillors zoned this land for this type of development and that is why there is residential growth. We must point out all the reasons why it should not have been done but still went ahead. There is accountability but the problem does not arise until five, six or ten years later, and that is the missing link.