Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 418: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to amend the Planning and Development Acts to provide for the mandatory listing by local authorities of public rights of way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25099/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Section 14 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 allows for the discretionary listing of rights of way in local authority development plan. It is an enabling provision, which allows planning authorities to preserve public rights of way as they consider appropriate, having regard to their core functions, resources available, local circumstances, etc. I am currently considering whether these provisions are adequate; any necessary legislative changes will be incorporated into the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill which was published on 3 June.