Seanad debates
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage.
4:00 pm
Feargal Quinn (Independent)
That is the difficulty whenever we have had something for a while and it is taken from us. We must strike a balance and decide whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. The lesson I learned was to be careful about removing things from people. If one gives something, one must consider the possibility that one may wish to take it away at some point, rowing back on that generosity. If the down side of taking away what one has given people outweighs the up side of giving it in the first place, one must think long and hard before deciding what one wishes to do.
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