Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1786. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the final national planning framework document will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1422/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The National Planning Framework (NPF), titled 'Ireland 2040 - Our Plan', is intended to set a new long-term strategic planning and investment context for Ireland over the next 20 years.  It will outline a high-level, national vision for Ireland for 2040, and will provide the framework and principles to manage future population and economic growth over the next 20 years (catering for 1 million extra people, 600,000 extra jobs and 500,000 extra homes).

My Department is working to finalise the NPF document, having processed over 1,000 submissions made as part of the final public consultation process, which ended on 10 November.

Taking on board these submissions, the Government intends to publish the NPF in tandem with the Capital Investment Plan in the coming weeks as an integrated strategic planning and capital investment framework.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1787. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is liaising with TII on the national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1423/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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As part of the National Planning Framework (NPF) consultation process, my Department has engaged in various consultative fora including a Cross-Department Steering Group. Colleagues at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have contributed significantly in the drafting of the NPF document by actively engaging in the work of this Group.  The views of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) were represented as part of this engagement.

In addition, TII made submissions during both the pre-draft and draft public consultation phases which were considered by my Department in the formulation of the NPF document.