Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will not rehash the issue. I will address it briefly but amendment No. 895 was already discussed just before the break and we have moved on. Deputy Ó Broin referred to the planning system being blind to housing need. That is what the housing need demand assessment, HNDA, is about. It has been tested in many counties. The methodologies are also being adopted in other counties. It is based on census data and is informed by how the housing strategy is developed. I think it was well discussed just before the break. The point Deputy Boyd Barrett made is what zoning is about, where certain developments are located and giving direction to where developments are located.

While on amendment No. 897, will I address amendments Nos. 898 and 909 too?