Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My point is slightly different. There is a reason for setting targets and it is why targets are there. Targets guide Government policy because this is a high-level strategic document. Based on the definition of compact growth within the national planning framework from its outset, Dublin, for example, meets that target. When we look at exactly where the growth is and whether it is as compact as we would like, particularly in terms of the climate action plan, 15-minute cities and reducing commuter times or greater utilisation of existing infrastructure, it is a bit lopsided. Of course, just because there is a target does not mean it will happen but if there is no target, it is less likely to happen because it will not drive policy. Was that looked at in the revision, given we are not getting the desired level of compact growth in urban cores? I suspect the same is the case in Waterford and I know it is the same in Cork city. Is another way of thinking about it or another metric needed for targeting compact growth within the cores of urban centres?

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