Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In this House we have to be able to debate maturely.

I believe that this is a fundamental shift. We are moving away from the developer-led policies that have afflicted our city. I agree with Deputy Catherine Murphy that this is the first time a Government has sought to put €116 billion of Exchequer and public funds behind the spatial plan. It is the first time we have ever tried to build compact cities with balanced regional development, spreading the development, containing the growth of Dublin to only a 25% increase, seeing our new cities grow by double that and seeing our town centres revived. Equally, and contrary to what-----

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