Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Robert Keran:

I agree with that. It is not the answer to everything because it is one of a suite of different schemes, incentives and initiatives that need to work in tandem with residential zone land tax to get the more local active land management measures such as appropriate infill sites and tax incentives. It is a collective rather than a single answer. However, as Mr. O'Leary said, it is what planning intends to do in regard to the public good. It is deliberately aimed at releasing suitable land for development through financial gain for local authorities. It is a positive way of doing this.

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