Sir, – I suggest that the secretary general or a top official of the Department of the Environment should spend 48 hours in a mock-up apartment – including clothes, a fridge, a bicycle, baby toys, etc – rather than automatically accepting a developer’s beautifully presented plans. An aspiring homeowner, representing the intended occupier, could then do the same.
The fully transparent notes of both parties can then be published for viewing by both the public and the press. The process itself is known as market research. – Yours, etc,
ALAN COOK,
Dublin 18.