Planning Issues
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-09
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Darragh O'Brien (FF), Dublin Fingal

Across every single local authority, all maps were published. We had to allow the public to make submissions if they wanted to request a dezoning of land too, where land was zoned residential, they had no intention of developing it and did not want to develop it. We had to engage with all relevant stakeholders to allow that public information campaign and for public consultation to happen. One has to have a fair approach to this. I can tell Deputy O'Callaghan that, with the residential zoned land tax coming in from the start of 2025, it is already having the effect of people selling land or seeking dezoning. The dezoning is important because local authorities or planning authorities are not counting that land in their overall view.
We have seen this happen and it will work.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-09