Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It does not apply to one-off housing. While there is very little one-off housing around the Dublin area now, approximately 26% or 27% of housing in the country is one-off housing. It increases as one gets further from Dublin. It does not apply to small developments of under five units, nor does it apply to unzoned land. Zoned land is still a peculiarity around the big urban areas. As one goes out even to reasonable sized towns and villages further away from Dublin, the land is unzoned.

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