Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Ceisteanna (653, 654, 655)

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

653. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the bodies which will be responsible for the drafting of metropolitan area strategic plans for the five cities. [3203/18]

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

654. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it is planned that the executives of the local authorities in the Dublin metropolitan area will be responsible for drafting the metropolitan area strategic plans; and if not, if this will be a sole function of the executive of the east and midland assembly. [3204/18]

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

655. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the elected representatives that will be responsible for passing the metropolitan area strategic plans for the Dublin metropolitan area; if it will only be elected councillors from the metropolitan region affected by the plan; and if not, if it will be councillors from all areas in the ERMA. [3205/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

I propose to take Questions Nos. 653 to 655, inclusive, together.

The three regional assemblies, co-ordinating the work and detailed technical input from the relevant local authorities, will enable the preparation of initial metropolitan area strategic plan components of the forthcoming Regional, Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSES) being drafted to succeed the current Regional Planning Guidelines in 2018.

In this regard, the Northern and Western Regional Assembly, working with Galway City and County Councils will co-ordinate a strategic metropolitan plan for Galway City. The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, working with the relevant local authorities across the Greater Dublin Area, will co-ordinate a strategic metropolitan plan for the Dublin area and the Southern Assembly will, with the relevant local authorities, co-ordinate strategic metropolitan plans for Cork, Limerick and Waterford.

The eventual adoption of the RSES's will be a matter for the members of the regional assemblies, drawn from the constituent local authorities in each assembly area.