Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Planning structure has to follow the hierarchy or else you would be going off at all angles. I have heard it being described at local authority meetings as it being our plan, where we can do what we want with it. You can, to a certain extent. It is like saying this is my car and I will drive it whatever way I want. There are rules which you have to stick to.