Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Order of Business.
More importantly, as regards the chronic shortage in local authorities areas such as County Kerry, there is a need for the Minister for the Environment and Local Government to put in place some mechanism that will allow liaison and consultation between the agencies of the State when land becomes available in areas where it is urgently required by local authorities. Everyone, including the Taoiseach, is concerned about the huge prices of land. Perhaps a mechanism could be put in place which would allow for an arbitrated price to be agreed in order to allow local authorities to purchase land. I urge the Leader to make suitable representations to the Minister on behalf of everyone in the House in that regard.
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