Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

That is the law and the reality. While all of the options give considerable flexibility to planning authorities and developers, the Government's preferred option remains the delivery of housing units, particularly on-site to achieve integrated mixed tenure developments. Evidence since 2002 is that the direct delivery of homes continues to be the main option adopted under Part V arrangements. The Opposition talks as if 50% or 75% of developers were buying their way out.

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