Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That is welcome. I might revert to Ms Colville on the legislation.
On local authorities, some of my questions might be a bit dry. I will direct them to Mr. O'Hara. Two of the three members present were members of local authorities and, at least, have minor experience of planning, zoning and so on. The development plan falls within the hierarchy of the national planning framework, regional plans and the city development plan. Leaving aside the night time economy, does the broader issue of cultural space feature in the regional planning framework under which Dublin City Council falls? Is that something the council must consider?
What is the general zoning for cultural spaces and night time venues? Are they zoned commercial or retail? Do we need to consider additional types of zoning such the city is broken down into local areas or wards, for example, whereby one can get a sense of which areas are well catered for, which have scope to grow and which could form cultural spaces? My first question relates to the existing zoning for cultural spaces and night time venues.
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