John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Athlone is the tip of an overzoning iceberg which has contributed massively to the housing and development bubble. Figures collated by my Department show that in the 45 towns and cities designated as developing areas, sufficient land has been zoned to accommodate houses for an additional 1.7 million people. That is a staggering amount of overzoning.

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