Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That would probably be fuelled by the narrative that we see out there such as the phrases "not in my back yard, NIMBY," and the phrase "residents are blocking everything and object to everything". In fact, a submission or an observation is merely that, an observation on a planning application. An observation cannot stop a planning application. A person can go to the board or go to judicial review but for people to be able to participate in how their area is going to grow, I wonder why they feel intimidated and do not want to put their names on it. Would it be to do with that?