Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

In all cases, where an option is utilised to secure a Part V agreement, the principle of equivalent monetary value must be achieved. The changes, or rather, improvements, introduced following the review of Part V were designed to ensure that more housing is provided under Part V arrangements where it is needed, while at all times ensuring the objective of preventing undue social segregation. I am amazed at comments by earlier speakers about "ghettoisation". Part V is the answer. Twenty or 30 years ago we built massive social housing estates——

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