Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Absolutely. As time goes on, it will be seen as part of an economic objective to extinguish the countryside. Eventually, the countryside will be nothing more than a parkland where people can take a stroll on the weekend or go for a picnic. That would be an appalling situation. It is no good for people to say that the intention is high-minded. That is utter rubbish because as members of local authorities we have seen the natural progression.

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