Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Calleary for his questions. We are looking at urban settlements. The gateway and hub concepts under the last national spatial strategy have not worked. While it was nice for an area to have a title, there were no resources available to it owing to the subsequent downturn. We are reviewing the national spatial strategy. A scoping document is currently being drawn up, which ultimately will be put out for consultation and review. It will be approximately one year or so before conclusions in this regard are reached. A large body of work is being undertaken, which will take account of the issues raised by the Deputy.