Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am trying to be helpful. Section 44(2) states: “A housing development strategy prepared under subsection (1) shall be materially consistent with the housing strategy prepared under section 219.” They both have to be consistent. Section 44 is consistent with section 219. If we look at where the development plans have put in a detailed layout for a housing development which would in any way involve the council or an AHB, and they define that so much must be social, affordable or private, that is all done under the housing strategy, which is where the heavy lifting is done. When looking at the housing strategy overall, if the Deputy is looking for section 44 to be consistent with section 219, I suggest it is more correct to have the housing strategy at section 219 and for this to include an area to deal with house size, rather than it being included under section 44, where we believe it is already covered. If we amend section 219 at subparagraph (h) to include house size, effectively, the phrase “distributes planned population and housing growth within the area” must be consistent with section 219. It is a more logical sequence.