Mr. John McCarthy:

I do not believe so. There was a huge amount of collaboration and engagement right across Government as part of the process of preparing the NPF and the NDP. Obviously, when it comes to the roll-out of individual projects under the NDP, the proof will be in the pudding at that stage. The NPF is very clearly, as the Deputy has acknowledged, in the space of urban compact growth, where we can make better use of existing services, including public transport, and of land. Through the engagement across Government as part of the process of preparing the two documents together, we believe that the NDP and the NPF are very closely aligned.