Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Review of National Planning Framework and Climate Targets: Discussion
Mr. Hugh Creegan:
There could be a bus service on the far side of the wall, which means everyone has to walk 750 m to get the bus and so they do not do it. The Cathaoirleach is right that it is the end of the world if we try to knock a hole in a wall. There is still a communication exercise to be done for people to understand the benefits of that switch to sustainable transport, even at a personal level. Everyone agrees with it on the community level but at the personal level, it is not always understood. Again, I am dubious about just focusing on the carbon or that saying there is a carbon emission from doing this would be a really persuasive point.