Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It will ensure the review will be carried out every ten years. The section on the national planning framework provides that the national planning framework in effect at any time must plan for a period of more than ten years and not more than 20 years. It will modify section 20(c) of the Act to link the review of the national planning framework to the census results. The first review shall be completed by 28 May 2024, or another date as prescribed, aligning with the publication of the census results of 2022. Thereafter, the national planning framework will be subject to a mandatory review every ten years, corresponding with the two census cycles. It is to align with the legislative timeline for the NPF and the county development plans, which will be ten-year plans.