Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am worried about the CPO aspect of the legislation. It is proposed that "other land" could be acquired by CPO. There is a big problem in Dublin and there are also problems in Kerry but they are different problems that can be sorted out differently. The Minister is talking about populations over 30,000 whereas I am talking about villages with populations of 1,000 or 2,500. They also need to be assisted. In many instances, Kerry County Council does not have land on which to build in these sorts of places. I am asking the Minister to fund the local authorities at least sufficiently to buy sites. The Minister is not listening.

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