Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Philip Jones:

We may have been critical about some of the guidelines in the past. Development management guidelines were produced jointly between the Departments responsible for housing and transport. It is perfect guidance on exactly what the Chairman is talking about. Unfortunately, while it has got buy-in with no problem from many planners, it has yet to get buy-in from the roads departments, particularly outside the cities. The roads departments still think about the convenience of the motor car. It is a matter of education and it will take a while to address.