Seanad debates
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion
10:30 am
Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
He is not here but he probably will be. It is important to consider how we use sustainable energy and new technologies and we are preparing a climate change Bill at the moment. We should explore how we can have sustainable energy in buildings and every Government has to take into consideration how Government buildings themselves use sustainable energy and sustainable technologies. Government Departments and other such buildings should take the lead in this. Smarter travel, sustainable transport and such things are also important. We should revisit the Living City Initiative. That was a property tax incentive scheme applying in certain centres of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford as designated by the Minister for Finance. When one wants something done it is good to incentivise people to do it.
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