Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The key issue is that when the barracks were initially closed, a firm written commitment was given at the time by the Department to transfer ten acres of the site to the benefit of the local community either by way of the land itself or the equivalent value. I welcome the fact that the Minister has had discussions with Kildare County Council. If the position is as simple as he portrays it and if the council, in its previous manifestation, refused to accept the land when it was offered in its entirety, then that was a massive dereliction of duty on its part. However, he said the land was subject to zoning.

Any piece of land, particularly any block of 50 acres of land, in the centre of any town will be subject to zoning and criteria set out in a county development plan, but that does not constitute a replacement for the undertaking previously given.

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