Ms Deirdre Scully:

We would be most likely to look at the UDZ legislation as it provides a better process for engagement and a better outcome because one does not have to do the entire site. One of the issues in the likes of Adamstown, for example, was that the entire site was done at once. Every single change then had to go through the board, which was cumbersome and did not allow the space to adapt. When we are looking at the roll-out of projects in very large areas, as Dublin City Council is in south Dublin with the City Edge project, there is no way an SDZ could be used from one end to the other. It is too big and complex. It is going to be built over a lifetime. What is in the UDZ would suit much better and allows the development plan to take in many of the concepts and to set a strong framework, which is a positive thing. I wait with interest to hear how the Department sees the SDZ model being maintained in the planning and development Bill.