Ms Anne Marie O'Connor:

Even within that, the definition of compact growth is as per the Central Statistics Office, CSO boundary, which is quite large. We are getting bigger and bigger and it is very hard to see. I would say the NPF probably has been less effective in that area. Certainly, when looking at the implementation of it, the regional assemblies, in their regional development monitor, produce a very interesting graphic on work on compact growth. Looking at that, one would say we are the most successful country in Europe on compact growth, but we know the situation is very different. Separating out the specific objectives for brownfield and infill is important. Compact growth is not just an amorphous concept. It has to be defined and sub-defined into a much more targeted way of looking at the process.