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Tue 05 May 2004Dublin to get 40,000 new homesMore than 40,000 new homes will be completed in Dublin city by 2010 in an eight-year building programme attempting to reverse the problem of urban sprawl.The new homes are to be provided in developments around Heuston Station on the city's western approach; in the markets area of the north inner city; on the city's north fringe where there is to be a new railway station and major recreational facility; in Pelletstown; and in the city's docklands.