Patricia Potter, Director of the Dublin Regional Authority, noted in opening this session that an economic development action plan has been recently prepared for the four Dublin counties (Fingal, Dublin City, South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown); this plan being a working document that is multi-dimensional and built upon the premise of strong civic leadership.
Were similar strategies to be prepared for the remainder of the island, what would be the most appropriate scale at which they should be (a) prepared and (b) operationalised?
And should such strategies be embedded in the planning and development system?