Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2023
216. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the Planning and Development Bill 2023 to restore the requirement for local authorities to reserve land for communities to use for cultivation as allotments and to regulate, promote and facilitate the use of land for allotments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10756/23]
View answer218. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the studies, if any, his department has carried out on the potential negative impacts of removing the requirement for local authorities to reserve land for communities to use for cultivation as allotments and to regulate, promote and facilitate the use of land for allotments from the Planning and Development Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10758/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 218 together.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 269 of 28 February 2023 which out the position in this matter.
