Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Definitely. I have a final point. The witnesses have said there are 100 community gardens and allotments in the country. What helps to get political momentum going is lobbying and contacting councillors, especially around development plans, as well as Deputies and Senators. When public opinion pushes in a direction, politics tends to follow. I have no doubt the group would get good responses from everybody, although maybe not action. If the process gains momentum, the group could at least work with the good response and ask people to get behind it. There may be more than 100 gardens.