Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for providing that extra detail which is very helpful. In particular, I am heartened to hear him talk about those four elements. We increasingly need to see housing set within a context, particularly when we are talking about Town Centre First. We are not just talking about individual units. It is a term often used on the floor of the Dáil which is not useful. These are homes but also homes set within a heritage context, and within an environmental and emissions context. What we are trying to do is build communities. The Minister of State referred to the butcher and the GAA club. It is also about access to schools and the walkability of our town centre. I am heartened by the response. Setting it explicitly within that context is very welcome. It is mission critical to what we do in revitalising our towns and villages. I look forward to seeing it when it makes it through Cabinet, hopefully in November.

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