Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I agree with the Deputy and I only diverge from him on one issue. I brought forward the DTA Bill, which provided for land use and transport studies, development plans and so on in the greater Dublin area, GDA. It is my intention to enhance the policy framework in the national transport regulation Bill, which will provide for the absorption of the DTA into a larger body, and in the sustainable transport and travel Bill, to be introduced at the end of the year, which will spell this out in more detail. The Deputy is absolutely correct that we have an opportunity now that we did not have during the boom to avail of joined up thinking to make sure land use and transport are provided for and high density housing is developed on the available sites.

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