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

No. This is for when there are particular towns within the local authority and when the LAPs have a population of more than 5,000. Again, it depends on the overall objectives of the county plan, in which the local authority has identified an area that will require an urban area plan because of potential future growth and development. I revert to section 27, which reads, "A regional spatial and economic strategy shall identify and designate any key town in the region." It is therefore identified in the regional spatial and economic strategy.