Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)

-----and the Garda was called. We have allowed the private sector to operate areas which should really be about public or community space.

A root and branch review must be carried out in respect of the planning system. The type of inspection mechanism under discussion could constitute the start of such a review and then the Minister could consider more wide-ranging reforms than those he has introduced to date.

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