Mr. Tony McDonnell:

As I see it, we are going to be told what our medicine should be. We should be part and parcel of decision making, which is reflected in our submission. The Acting Chairman said that housing was much better on the south side than on the north side. I am making an argument about why there should be continued community involvement by representatives, particularly at decision-making level. We have all accepted, by and large, that the good parts of the docklands are excellent, but one has only to look at the dereliction in the North Lotts area, which has never had direct local representation. As I say to many people, not a child's swing is found in the area and not a brick was laid for the community. That could continue, and we could be told by Dublin City Council that we will probably meet four times a year and be told what it will do for us. The North Lotts area is the classic example. We do not want to go there again. Areas must have direct involvement and decision making to say what is wrong and what the people want.