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Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The first is approved and the other is proceeding to planning. We cannot answer for An Bord Pleanála.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An Bord Pleanála can defend it.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An Bord Pleanála knocked it.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. Done.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Senator has misled them. I was the only one who went to Claregalway and told the people how it would happen, and it is happening exactly as I said it would happen.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Again, an objector from Gort was involved. Otherwise the project would have been completed by May.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I take it back. Ar phointe eolais, dúirt daoine ar chúpla oileán eile gur thug an Seanadóir cuairt orthu.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is like naming——

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Senator should read the national spatial strategy.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter is clear.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The national spatial strategy is the issue.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The mistake made in Mayo was that nobody read the spatial strategy.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There will be no change in Government policy.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The relevant part is section 3.5 on page 51 of the spatial strategy. It is all there.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will read it out later.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I take exception to the Senator's final remark because I am one of the few people who can say they went to the west to create jobs and stuck at it when times were tough.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The point I made is one that I stick to. Going around the west I see two types of community. One is always waiting for the solution to come from the outside and the other is getting on with the job and selling its area in a positive way. The communities which succeed are those which recognise the infrastructural deficits that exist — I know all about them — but which also know their...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It makes some points which I do not agree with but it is important that collectively we look at all aspects of the challenges we are faced with and that Government then gives leadership on the delivery of our policy objectives. It has become common in our society to play the blame game and to expect somebody else to solve every problem. Governments must lead and we are both energised and...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Níor dhúirt mé gur dhúirt an tSeanadóir sa tuarascáil é, ach dúirt sé sa samhradh é.