Mr. Miche?l Anglim:

To follow on from what Councillor Sheahan said, Tipperary County Council was in a similar position, even though it was when the north and the south of the county were joined. The county development plan we passed recently was the first in which I have been involved, and I have been a councillor since 2013. It too was rolled over. I agree with Councillor Killian that ten years is a long period, and I say that as a rural councillor. If someone makes a mistake and does not admit it, the council will be doubling down on it, and a mistake was made in the county development plan for Tipperary, in my opinion, as I argued in the chamber on a number of occasions. For rural housing, it is very important, as it is in Dublin and other cities. In the case of people living in rural areas, no one believes houses can be built everywhere - they cannot be - but it has to be done fairly.

Previously, it was not done fairly in our case, but it is now a bit fairer as a result of the county development plan we passed. If an error was made, ten years is too long without having another go at it. As was stated, if it was to go to ten years, there would have to be strong terms in it regarding reviews at different stages.