Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Sargent also asked about the actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions from transport, proposed changes to planning laws and other legislative measures on building control standards. I hope he will acknowledge that in the latest planning and development legislation, we fundamentally took account of the interests of all the sectors. One cannot just take account of one or two sectors, one has to take a balanced view of these issues. If we did not do so, I would be answering questions from Deputy Sargent about high unemployment and other issues.

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