Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Healy-Rae is aware of the statutory responsibility of each local authority to produce its development plan. Councillors, who are the elected representatives of the people, have a direct say in that plan. If Deputy Healy-Rae is telling me that the majority of planning applications in Kerry are being turned down at pre-planning stage-----

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