Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion
3:00 pm
Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
To add to that, the climate targets are fixed and the 2018 levels are there. The population is increasing consistently and there is economic growth. It comes back to the point that we must do this right because it will be impossible to achieve our legally binding targets unless we do it right. That is why this document is so important. I do not think it is right at the moment. It allows for far too much wiggle room and emissions-inducing settlement. It needs to be tightened up.
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