Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Conor Norton:
It goes down to directing increased attention on active land management and being aware of where land is, how accessible it is and its activation. We are looking at addressing that in certain areas but in the future, in particular, local authorities should play a very big role in actively managing land, whether it is in public or private ownership, within their jurisdictions.