'We need to look at all ideas' - Should parks in Dublin be repurposed for housing?

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'We need to look at all ideas' - Should parks in Dublin be repurposed for housing?

Would you like to see some land in parks in Dublin repurposed for housing? That is the suggestion from businessman Paschal Taggart who says that 10% of the capitals 4,500 acres of parks could be used to house up to 80,000 teachers, Gardaí, nurses and firefighters. Would you be willing to sacrifice greenspace from parts of the Phoenix Park, Marlay Park, Malahide Castle, St Anne’s Park and others if it meant that we could provide housing for key workers? Andrea was joined by Cllr Dermot Lacey, Labour Cllr for Pembroke on Dublin City Council, John Moran, Former Chair of the Land Development Agency, Hugh Wallace, Director of Douglas Wallace Architects and more to discuss...

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'We need to look at all ideas' - Should parks in Dublin be repurposed for housing?