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

Photo of Brian LeddinBrian 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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