Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2020
33. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the transport rationale of allowing less car park spaces than apartments in build-to-rent developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35361/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy may be aware, housing policy and planning and building regulations are matters for my colleague the Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in the first instance.
When developing transport policy, I am determined that this Government will deliver a fundamental change in the nature of transport in Ireland as committed to in the Programme for Government.
My Department is carrying out a review of sustainable mobility policy, which includes active travel (walking and cycling) and public transport. It is the first review in 10 years and the aim is to put in place a new policy framework that supports a shift away from the private car to greater use of sustainable transport modes.
At the heart of that change, it is vital that both land use and transport are planned in ways that are mutually supportive to bring better cohesion in the planning between where people live, and their places of work, of education, where they shop and location of public services.
The links between land use and transport are well recognised and my Department is working collaboratively with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to strengthen the policy links between these areas.
