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- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: I cannot be clearer than that. Aspirations, aims and densities are set out. Please do not always link high density to high rise.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: That is fine. In a general policy context, I can confirm-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: -----that An Bord Pleanála is well versed as to what the guidelines are, as are local authorities. Our national plan has been set out to select targets, aims and aspirations. The Deputy must appreciate that I cannot direct An Bord Pleanála to achieve particular outcome on any site.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: If it will help, I will certainly do that. We engage with An Bord Pleanála around-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: The Deputy should let me finish what I am saying. We engage with An Bord Pleanála and all planning authorities around guidelines, aims and aspirations which are in the national planning framework and the various guidelines that are being updated. Those are guidelines. I want to be clear about this. An Bord Pleanála knows what those guidelines are but if the Deputy wants me to...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: Per site.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: There are no such requirements per site.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: I must check the answer I gave Deputy Murphy to that parliamentary question. I understand the people who have raised these concerns with the Deputy and I have met them myself over the years as well.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: I see the clock. To be clear, every planning decision on every site must be judged individually by planners at both a local level and that of An Bord Pleanála.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: I am trying to give the Deputy the answer. She took four minutes to ask the question and now she wants me to answer "Yes" or "No" in ten seconds. She is not going to get that. Planning is about interpretation of the planning laws and making a decision site by site. To achieve-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: The Deputy had four minutes to talk and I have listened-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: It is unusual now. To be clear, I have listened to this contribution on more occasions than just today. I want to make it clear when it comes to density of sites. People very often assume-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: Each site has to be judged differently, be it in Wexford, Carlow, Cork, Meath or Dublin, and I am conscious that the guidelines that are set-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: I am going to be clear on this. The guidelines that are set often lead people to be concerned about sites. I want to be clear that high density does not mean high-rise, and that is what people keep saying. I am not saying there has to be a high-rise in every set.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: It is very clear-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: There is not an exact minimum per site. I want to be clear on this.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: That is fine. I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, in terms of this debate, if we are to achieve climate change and compact growth, it will mean a higher density and better use of land.
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: There are plenty of decisions in front of An Bord Pleanála at this moment. Neither I, as Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, nor the Minister, Deputy Murphy, dictate to An Bord Pleanála how to judge every individual site. Likewise, we do not do it to local authorities. There are guidelines set out to achieve the best planning outcomes...
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: I cannot instruct An Bord Pleanála to issue a certain-----
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)
Damien English: They are given guidelines to work on. I cannot instruct An Bord Pleanála to do anything per site.