Frank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The reality is that the caps will stop the building because if the Minister of State applies the figures being produced in the national planning framework to the local authorities' local area plans, that will cause a problem and it will stop building. Those figures are being reached now. In my constituency of Kildare North, the land that is zoned, with the commencement notices in, will reach the figures predicted in the national planning framework. We are delighted to have this conversation with the Minister of State in a meaningful way to bring about a practical solution because this does not make any sense. The infrastructure is in place. Whether it is wastewater, roads or bridges, it is happening, and it will be delivered, but if this was to be implemented properly in the national planning framework, we would have houses that do not match the infrastructure in place.

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