Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

I thank the Minister for his response. I urge his Department to take a more active role in identifying and responding to the key areas and needs left in Clongriffin, Belmayne and all of north Dublin in my constituency. This community has 15,000 people, with more moving in each year. The area does not even have a supermarket; people have to leave. The area has one of the highest rates of car ownership in Ireland. A recent study has shown that. This is because people do not have the ability to do otherwise. Infrastructure is something they really need.

I note the recent announcement by Dublin City Council in relation to the L-shaped land development in Belmayne. Clongriffin also needs infrastructure. In the meeting I was at last week, LDA officials were very informative, but they need support from the Minister's Department, so I ask him for it. We need joined-up planning that includes not just bricks and mortar, but the services and amenities that turn housing into real, sustainable communities. They deserve no less.

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