John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Finally, the Department said it carried out a process that was equal across all the areas and that it engaged with stakeholders but it is very clear the Southern Regional Assembly is of the view the Tramore area should be in the Waterford MASP. Waterford City and County Council made submissions on that. I was a member of the council at the time. It was very frustrated it was not included. Obviously, if we are developing a metropolitan area plan, to imagine there is not a population of 11,500 some 7 km out the road, where 75% of the population commutes to the city every day, seems illogical to me.