Results 181-200 of 1,045,724 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Máiría Cahill OR speaker:Niamh Smyth OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:Réada Cronin OR speaker:Niall Collins OR speaker:Steven Matthews) in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: From all the evidence globally, there are very few white elephant rail projects where there is service provision in tandem with infrastructure provision, whereas there are many white elephant road projects.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Bus and rail are very different things. They are not the same and should not be considered as such. We would not have built the DART or Luas in Dublin or the commuter lines if we thought buses were the same as trains. They are not the same. Is that fair enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: They have different impacts on growth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: That comes back to setting the targets to justify the investment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: If we did not have projected capacity, the investment would not be made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: It certainly will not draw people in and of itself, but my argument, which is supported by evidence internationally, is that provision of rail infrastructure does drive growth very significantly. We have seen that in Dublin and in the greater Dublin area in the last 40 years. I think October is the 40th anniversary of the opening of the DART. That has driven growth between Howth and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: There were so many arguments against those projects. It was considered, going right back, that they were not good investments. The leading economists at the time were saying the projections were not there and they argued against the projects. Brave politicians pushed through with them despite those arguments and the politicians were actually right as the projects induced the development...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: No, but it is a limiter. It constrains development and growth if there is no ambition in there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: The Department has done very little on transport-orientated development for the regional cities. It seems the Department sees transport-orientated development as being more for the capital.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: What is the timeframe for the reports on the regional cities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Which local authority is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: Limerick has reported back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: When did they report back?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: When did they engage on that? The reason I ask-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: I ask because we have a new directly elected Mayor of Limerick with a mandate for the development of the city, county and region. The mayor has a very strong ambition and vision for transport-orientated development and I would strongly argue another engagement needs to happen with the new Mayor of Limerick before the report is finalised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Steven Matthews: I would say the officials thought they would be out in an hour when they saw there were only four of us here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Steven Matthews: Thanks very much. Will I get my picture taken and get to sign it, like a Minister? I thank the officials for their engagement on this. There has been a massive amount of work done by Mr. Hogan's team as they tried to do this and the planning Bill at the same time. We appreciate that. The end of the public consultation is 24 September. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Steven Matthews: The consultation period will have finished by the time we meet the officials again. It will probably be the third week of September. I am not sure of the dates yet. We will invite the Minister to attend that meeting as well. What is the timeline for the Department to weave the comments from the public consultation into the framework, where necessary, and publish? Am I right that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)
Steven Matthews: That is fine.