Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One day I went looking for it; it is a lovely small book running to only about 20 pages. Needless to say, it also included a minority report, but it contained a lot of common sense. If we are to make sure people are not ripped off, we must address this issue. I appreciate that land is not being released and that there are different issues around Dublin, but, at the end of the day, particularly for poorer households and the taxpayer who will be paying for local authority housing, public works and public buildings into the future, we need to look again at this issue, about which I have concerns.

I welcome the continuation of the living city initiative, but there is a problem with it. It includes Dublin city, Cork, Limerick, Galway and - hey presto - Kilkenny. Whatever for? Deputy John Paul Phelan is sitting beside me. How did Kilkenny get in?

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