Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the reply but what will the Government do about the legacy of these projects? It is okay to say Drimnagh is close to the city and it is on the Luas line but what will the Government do for these communities? Has it done an analysis of the impact of these high-rise developments?

Section QH18 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022 indicates the aim "to promote the provision of high-quality apartments within sustainable neighbourhoods by achieving suitable levels of amenity within individual apartments, and within each apartment development, and ensuring that suitable social infrastructure and other support facilities are available in the neighbourhood, in accordance with the standards for residential accommodation." These strategic housing developments have totally bypassed the local area plans and local democracy in the city, and the Government allowed that to happen. How will it respond to the communities to support them financially with community centres, hubs, villages, education, medical and primary care units? They will need all of these for the extra people in the community. The Government cannot just leave them behind and say a mistake was made.

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