John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

It was always going to take a few years to have an effect. Anyone who examines the figures can see that growth is being achieved. It is easy to state that 80,000 houses were built but not every scheme was within the terms of Part V. Of 80,000 last year, some 20,000 were one-off houses and 40,000 were exempt because they were smaller developments, built on unzoned land or had planning permission before Part V was introduced.

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