Naoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

I commend the establishment of the infrastructure committee. It is rightly targeting key areas of society: water infrastructure, energy infrastructure and housing. However, I ask that policy on social infrastructure be considered as part of this. I am referring to schools, Garda stations, crèches, playgrounds, etc. When we are considering the development of towns and villages and increases to the amount of infrastructure, particularly from a housing perspective, social infrastructure should be considered also. The last thing we need is the building of what are essentially shells rather than communities. Building social infrastructure in line with physical infrastructure is crucial in this regard.

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