John Bruton
Ceist:112 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the status of the promise in the joint programme to establish a greater Dublin land use and transport authority. [20278/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 7 July 2004
Ceisteanna (131)
Freagraí scríofa
In April 2001 the Government's consultation paper, New Institutional Arrangements for Land-use and Transport in the Greater Dublin Area, was published jointly by the Departments of the Environment and Local Government and Public Enterprise. It proposed the establishment of a new strategic land use and transportation planning authority for the greater Dublin area. Developments since have caused me to review its proposals.
Recently the regional authorities finalised regional planning guidelines under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000. They will provide effective regional land use strategies consistent with the national spatial strategy. The Dublin and mid-east regional authorities have collaborated to produce a single set of guidelines for the greater Dublin area that will be published on 8 July.
The DTO will continue to carry out effective strategic transport planning for the greater Dublin area. I have also concluded that the establishment of an independent national public transport procurement and regulatory body is the most effective way of implementing regulatory reform.
In the light of these developments I believe that the policy objectives of effective land use and transport planning can, for the present, be successfully addressed within existing structures. I do not believe that it is a priority to establish a strategic land use and transportation authority for the area.
Question No. 113 answered with QuestionNo. 110.