Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I repeat that under the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill presented to this House by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government last May, Louth County Council, for example, must have regard to transport issues when drafting its development and local area plans. As I noted in response to Senator Cannon's comments, it is envisaged that a wider national remit will be carried out at a later date. Hopefully, this will address that issue in the short term.