Ms Sarah Clancy:

There were huge issues with the electrification of Ireland, but I am saying a just transition analysis will in most cases indicate what is required. If something is to benefit the majority and does not trample on the rights of a minority, should a public consultation be carried out on it? The Government has been elected. If people feel a proposal is unjust, they will campaign against it.

This sounds like I am coming from a commune in west Clare, which I am not, but the vast majority of people with whom we are dealing do not understand why the State will not take ownership of certain things. It is clear that the State needs to build houses. Why are we paying taxpayers' money for a poor solution to a long-term problem of infrastructure? Housing is infrastructure. Similarly, there is no reason for us not to have good public transport in Clare. It just has not been invested in.