Green Party Proposals
In Government, the Green Party proposes to fundamentally change this model. We will establish a new sustainable urban planning framework that makes clear connections between:
- Land-use planning and transportation
- People and planning
- Development and service provision
- Development and the environment
We propose to give local authorities the power to raise revenue from developers that benefit from increased property values in areas benefiting from public sector investment. At institutional level, we propose to establish two new bodies, one to coordinate land-use and transportation planning and another to facilitate better public participation in planning.
Two new units will be established within existing agencies, one within the Department of Education and Science to ensure the timely delivery of educational facilities in new areas and another, within Sustainable Energy Ireland to drive forward energy efficiency and use of renewables in all buildings.