Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am not asking the Minister to comment on the substance of the changes but there are some 6,500 houses in Celbridge, which have been built over several decades, and the proposal is to add another 3,200 houses to them over a seven-year period. The town is already struggling in the areas of social and physical infrastructure and it is a huge amount to absorb over a short period. People were asked to comment and made a large number of contributions. What they saw and what they will now see are radically different because of the submission by the Department. I have read the manager's report and the submission has shaped the changes to the plan. It has shifted 1,400 units from one side of the town to the other. I do not wish to comment, negatively or positively, on whether that is a good thing but is it fair that the public is being asked to comment on something that is radically different from what is under consideration by members?

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