Dáil debates

Thursday, 19 April 2018

Questions on Promised Legislation

 

12:40 pm

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government contains specific mention to sustainable rural housing. I ask the Tánaiste who was previously Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and indeed environment about the European Court of Justice directive of February 2005. The Minister, Deputy Murphy, recently said in the Seanad that county development plans were not to be amended in any shape, make or form. They still had to apply the February 2005 EU guidelines. Will the Tánaiste clarify that they are still in place and that local authorities or councils cannot have any new guidelines until such a time as there is a comprehensive review and statement on the 2005 directive?

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