Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 448 relates to page 118 of the Bill, which lists various strategies to be included in the review and preparation of a development plan. I am looking for the inclusion of a strategy on active travel networks. My amendments align with transport-orientated development and the hierarchy of road users model. There does not appear to be a strategy around active travel in the Bill. It would be a very helpful strategy to have at local authority level. We saw funding announced last week where millions will go to local authorities to develop active travel networks in their functional areas. If there was a strategy that members fed into, it would smooth the way significantly for active travel networks and their delivery.