Rural housing policy a blot on the landscape
The arguments against this act of national vandalism need no repetition. The despoliation of rural Ireland, once completed, can never be undone. It’s a legacy of blight and financial burden for our children’s children.
Rural land prices, which are already tracking the housing market in anticipation of this bonanza for developers, are currently the highest in Europe.
Genuine farmers cannot compete or invest in land in this situation. This is heralding the deathknell for Irish agricultural production in the new Europe where subsidies will continue to fall.
The cost of supplying services such as post, refuse and school transport will soar. The brunt of extra taxation to pay these bills will be borne unfairly by the citizens who live in economically efficient groupings such as towns and cities.
And what are the implications for tourism if and when agriculture and industry diminish as a result of rising prices (many of which are fuelled by state taxation) and consequent uncompetitiveness.
I would refer interested readers to An Taisce’s website for an accurate report of the implications of Fianna Fail’s vote-buying tactics. Are there concerned citizens who will unite to prevent the destruction of our countryside by this bunch of jackals in Leinster House?
John McDermott,
56, Martin Savage Park,
Ashtown,
Dublin 15.
