Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The rationale behind it was the same. The point put forward is that the planning system is at the root of our housing supply policy. That is not the case. As we pointed out, we have zoned land and planning approvals but we still have a chronic lack of housing. The reason for this is blindingly obvious, namely, that the developers who own that land are sitting on it to increase its value. Fast-track planning, of which this legislation is a part, will not overcome that. It is an awful pity the Minister of State did not take on board what was said on Committee Stage, namely, that it was not an absolute position and the request that he might consider it again.

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