Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the review of retail floor space caps in the retail planning guidelines, the review of the retail planning guidelines in general; when the reviews are due to be published and completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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In response to the requirement in the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland for an economic analysis of the potential impact on competition and consumer prices of eliminating or relaxing the floorspace cap on retail premises, my Department and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation commissioned Forfás to undertake an evidence-based and focused study to analyse the potential economic impacts of eliminating the cap on the size of retail premises. I issued draft Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Retail Planning for public consultation on 21 November 2011 together with publishing the above mentioned Forfás study.