Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his answer. I was well aware what it would contain. Population, deaths, births, marriages and net immigration are the cohort in terms of how we calculate this. In Wicklow, however, the population grew where the infrastructure was located. That is the only place Wicklow allowed the population grow. The Minister of State is getting skewed figures for Wicklow. The Taoiseach stated less than four hours ago that there is a housing crisis. We have the infrastructure in Wicklow town and the Minister of State is saying that, with this roadmap, we cannot build a house until 2026. That does not make sense. What is the process for adopting the draft regional spatial and economic strategy? If it is not agreed at assembly level, what happens? I understand the implementation roadmap is not a statutory document. As he agreed to do in the House before we rose for the summer recess, will the Minister of State bring the regional plans before the House for debate by all the relevant Deputies?

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