Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Cathaoirleach. I want to mention two things. We are talking here, and the Minster has talked as well, about local authorities developing lands. We have a site in Mulhuddart in Dublin 15 called Churchfields which has been delayed for a good number of years on the basis that there is no funding coming from central government and there is no affordable housing. That was delayed for year after year. We were crying out for housing to be developed on that land and there is space for more than 1,000 units.

Also, I ask the Minister if on the one hand the Bill is allowing land to be transferred to the LDA while at the same time asking the councils to buy more land? Surely that is completely and utterly contradictory.