Mr. Hugh Creegan:

As we said in our opening statement, we are recipients of land use. It is really important to us that development occurs in the right places. Transport will never be successful if development occurs in the wrong places. A version of the question the Deputy asked is what we would like to see. The aspiration of compact development will require more State control in some shape or form, and that is loaded with problems. It is very easy for us to say it. Certainly, we need prioritisation of where that development will occur. Why should there be a choice to build 300 houses 20 miles down the road or 300 houses closer to the city centre when we pick up a consequential cost for the further out developments that is not reflected in any aspect of the system? Loaded and problematic as it is, if we are to achieve compact development it requires some tighter controls about where development is to occur. In an ideal world, we would look for some prioritisation of that development roll-out and we know that is problematic. However, if that was done it would certainly make it easier for us to plan and deliver supporting infrastructure. In terms of the transport, that allowed development to happen and it is hoped it will continue to happen successfully afterwards. Would anyone like to add to that?