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

Amendment No. 334, tabled by Deputy Duffy, seeks to require the prioritisation of and measures to facilitate "regeneration" in addition to compact urban development. The strategy must also, among other things, include objectives concerning the regulation of development, including the setting of appropriate development management policies and standards, for the purposes of promoting the sustainable use of land and sustainable rural development, preserving the character of an area and avoiding, reducing or mitigating significant adverse effects on the environment and residential amenity. I am not in a position to accept the amendment. While its intent is good, it is already covered by the Bill.