Fianna Fáil Seanad Group Leader, Senator Catherine Ardagh has called for "good planning and sustained investment" in the Drimnagh suburb of Dublin.

The General Election Candidate in Dublin South Central raised the matter in the Seanad this week, asking for the government to revisit the Drimnagh Area Development Plan.

She said: "It's been a decade since Dublin City Council first highlighted the need for proper, more suitable amenities in Drimnagh and to deliver on fully servicing potential development sites in the area. At that time, the Local Authority spent €140,000 on drafting the Drimnagh Area Development Plan, which was then shelved.

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"Drimnagh is an area that makes up a very central and lively part of our capital with a sizeable population of roughly 12,000 people."

Senator Ardagh also outlined a number of useful sites along the canal on Davitt Road and near Crumlin Shopping Centre for potential housing development.

She added: "The development plan that has been left gather dust must be put back on the local and national agenda and I have emphasised this directly with the Minister in the Seanad.

"The council needs to revisit its plan for the true potential of Drimnagh to be realised."

(CM)