Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Yes. It is an existing or prospective deficiency in any infrastructure capacity. It can be assessed on the basis of location. Sometimes applications are based on projected public transport provision in the next year or two years or on the basis that a new route will be added or that there will be a new Luas line or a new DART service. It is a consideration and planning applications can be refused on that basis if an application cannot prove that there is an adequate supply of public transport infrastructure coming into an area that is clearly defined and funded. That is what it relates to.