Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister’s amendment to this Private Members’ motion. For eight years, I was a member of Limerick County Council, a predominantly rural council. Those of us from rural areas know more than better than those in urban areas about issues around planning. We have certainly borne the brunt of many inconsistencies.

The main thrust of this motion is a politicised attack on the Government for one reason or the other. Maybe it is to deflect attention from other matters. None of the Opposition contributors referred to some of the messes the Government has already cleared up such as pyrite and the firetrap that was Priory Hall. Priory Hall was built by somebody with a strong connection to a political party opposite.

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