Seanad debates
Wednesday, 11 December 2002
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages.
I agree with the Senator that we must avoid creating an imbalance, with all the people at the margins who are seeking a home on one side and those who are better off on the other. In fairness to local authorities, the day when people were shoved into huge housing estates and ghettoised has gone. The approach adopted during that period of trying to place people in modern homes and improve standards was not wrong. However, there was a consequential down-side of which we are all now aware. There is no possibility that a similar situation will obtain in the future.
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