3 4 CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Ms. Dillon. 5 6 - The Tribunal of ...
3 4 CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Ms. Dillon. 5 6 - The Tribunal of ...
3 4 CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Ms. Dillon. 5 6 - The Tribunal of ...
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1 strange to have this, if you want to call it, a circle in the centre <strong>of</strong> lands<br />
2 already rezoned were being picked out and singled out to be -- to be allocated<br />
3 a higher density?<br />
4 A. It didn't. Right now I cannot give an answer to that because it's so far back<br />
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5 I cannot think that a far back, as to the impact that that would have at the<br />
6 time.<br />
7 JUDGE KEYS: I see. Thank you.<br />
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9 MS. DILLON: This was the last large tract <strong>of</strong> undeveloped land in south<br />
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10 Dublin, isn't that right?<br />
11 A. Uh-huh. Yes.<br />
12 Q. 138 This entire valley, the Carrickmines Valley?<br />
13 A. Yes.<br />
14 Q. 139 Isn't that right?<br />
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15 A. Yes.<br />
16 Q. 140 <strong>The</strong>re was in excess <strong>of</strong> four or 500 acres undeveloped, isn't that right?<br />
17 A. Yes.<br />
18 Q. 141 And <strong>of</strong> those 175 acres or 175 hectares approximately had been zoned residential<br />
19 in the 1983 plan?<br />
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20 A. Yes.<br />
21 Q. 142 Right. So from the beginning a decision had been made that these lands would<br />
22 be residential, isn't that right?<br />
23 A. Yes.<br />
24 Q. 143 And they were residential on septic tank.<br />
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25 A. Yes.<br />
26 Q. 144 One house to the acre.<br />
27 A. Yes.<br />
28 Q. 145 And because there was no provision for a pipe they were on septic tank. And<br />
29 septic tank for health and all sorts <strong>of</strong> reasons, carries much lower density<br />
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30 than piped sewage. Doesn't that follow?<br />
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