Mr. Conor O'Connell:

Just to tease that point out a bit more, there are tier 1 serviced lands and tier 2 lands that are capable of being serviced within the lifetime of the plan. There has to be a handbrake mechanism or release mechanism for tier 3 lands that are capable of being serviced if tier 1 and tier 2 lands do not come to fruition or it can be proven they cannot be developed, for whatever reason, within the lifetime of the development plan. Furthermore, our development plans are for six years. That is a tight timeframe in relation to the development process or the timelines for developing lands. If we were to extend the six years to ten years we would automatically have to zone more lands. The tier 3 situation would apply to lands that are capable of being serviced where tiers 1 and 2 are not coming forward for whatever reasons, including land ownership issues, title issues or a farmer who wants to stay farming, which means going through a process that will take some years.

Most Irish settlements, with the exception of Dublin because of the sea, have a radial development mechanism. In many instances we will develop a particular part of the town, but what is wrong with saying we will develop another over here instead? The lands are still capable of being serviced and at the same cost. Admittedly, in Dublin there is a different situation because of the Irish Sea, the port, the airport etc. There must be this release mechanism. There must be a safety valve.