Climate Action Plan
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-05
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Fergus O'Dowd (FG), Louth

Will the Minister of State ensure that the planning system supports the overall efforts for the decarbonisation of society? I welcome the decarbonising zones that have been identified, with one per county. Where the planning system is not working, however, is that a town such as Drogheda, one of the five national growth centres, has not been selected in addition to Dundalk. I welcome Dundalk's selection but it is not a national growth centre. Will the Minister of State examine the rules and regulations to ensure that national growth centres such as Drogheda will automatically be designated as decarbonising zones?

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