Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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We will look at that again. In regard to the conditions, they have to be enforceable. That is important. It is not the function of planners in local authorities to calculate embodied carbon. Obviously, in terms of a development that is brought forward, it is an important skill and competency within the profession. The architectural profession and the building profession will evolve over time and have to evolve very quickly.
I will move on to the next amendment.