Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion

Mr. Paddy Mahon:

It depends on the stage at which each local authority is in the process of their development plans. In some cases, the timing of the development plan might align with the development of the climate action plan. In other cases, the county development plan, such as ours in Longford, may need to be reviewed in the context of what emerges from our climate action plan. I do not think the responses for each of the 31 city and county councils will be similar but regard will have to be had to what is in the county development plan.