Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

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

1:20 am

Dr. Fred Logue:

It could make things worse. The guidelines are not enforceable, but the policy statements are enforceable. if the drafting is not done correctly, there is a risk that the guidelines will make those statements less rather than more intelligible.