Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For years local authorities have been de-zoning land under the spatial strategy following a recommendation from the Department. What will happen if a builder comes to a council saying he wants to build 100 houses on land he owns that has been de-zoned? Has the council the authority under a material contravention to zone the land? What is a councillor's and the local authority’s role in that situation?