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Thu 07 Jul 2006Dublin's relentless sprawl leaves planning in tattersEven Cavan is now in the capital's commuter belt, writes Frank McDonald, Environment Editor.Every set of figures tells a story, and the preliminary report on last April's census is no exception. Indeed, its population statistics starkly illuminate the Government's laissez-faire approach to regional planning and its abject failure to ensure that growth happens in an orderly way in the right places.