Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I will challenge Mr. Hogan in one sense. I say this in good faith. NPO 10a referenced co-ordinating and securing the best use of public lands. It was not limited to housing because it was wider. That is not in NPO 21. Mr. Hogan is correct that the LDA, as per the LDA Act, has two functions. One is active land management and the other is residential development. The wording of NPO 21, however, emphasises residential development. I am not looking to have a debate about the LDA. The Act is there and this document has to reflect it. The very important bit of 10a, and the innovation of that element of it, notwithstanding the very clunky name given to it at the time, was the best strategic use of land, especially public land. That is not in national policy objective 21. That is kind of interesting.