Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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Can I ask just one supplementary question relevant to that?

The Minister has made a big play about his new central Government standards for apartments, which obviously will have an impact in terms of the county development plans. Is there not an argument for something similar to be done in terms of design for housing for older people that we could get into the 30 or 40 county development plan processes? I ask because as a local authority manager, Mr. Lynch is obviously keen for the local authority to have its role in the development process, which I support. Does he think there would be a need for a central government set of regulations alongside that to inform it?