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Fri 08 Aug 2003Disney-style 'plan' for Fingal would need 2,000 acres rezonedPublic-transport access, energy and water supplies need debate if the mooted 7 billion theme park for north Co Dublin is to fly, writes Frank McDonald, Environment EditorAny development that requires 2,000 acres of land would be unprecedented in an Irish context. And the pressure it would put on infrastructure - transport links, power supplies, water and sewerage facilities - is almost unquantifiable.