Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Daniel McLoughlin:

We all understand that as we prepare county development plans, the overall plan is subject to environmental impact assessment, EIA. Then every step of the way, for every project within that in the five or six years, another EIA is required. There is a need for a responsible discussion on what do we need to provide the necessary assurance around protection and conservation while not getting in the way of what we are trying to do. Having to repeat EIAs every couple of years is probably a little over the top in that regard. Now, some people would scream loudly at even the suggestion of that but I think there is a value in having a discussion around it.

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