The Plan will forge strong links between all of the above and its high-level goals, sustainable community and economic objectives, and actions areas, and will complement the planning policy framework and be consistent with the provisions of the above Plans and any other relevant and/or future plans, etc..
The relevance of the Plan in the integration of environmental considerations in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development,
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to which Ireland is a signatory, aim to address urgent economic, social and environmental challenges. Ireland strives to align itself with the UN SDGs which aim to address these challenges in a harmonised way across all governments of the world. The Plan’s current strategic policy context is in line with international frameworks, i.e., the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, the European Pillar on Social Rights, EU Cohesion Policy, EU Innovation and Digitalisation Agenda and the EU Common Agricultural Policy, through National, Regional and local level Strategies and Plans. The “green agenda” is a core cross- cutting element in all current/new strategies and must continue progressing in its implementation. Important current policy priorities are:
Places and Cross-cutting Issues
• Advancing balanced regional development with population growth and development outside of the Dublin Region, especially to the other cities and larger towns across the state. • Compact and sustainable growth of cities, towns and villages as socially vibrant places with quality accessible services, amenities and good quality of life. Regeneration and renewal of the physical fabric and economic and social functions of the core of cities and rural towns and villages is an important line of action with funding streams specifically addressed to this. • Investment in public social infrastructure – especially housing to expand supply, improve quality and energy efficiency of the housing stock, address housing needs of more vulnerable groups in the population, affordability and provision of mix of housing types and tenures. • Developing our transport infrastructure connectivity, expanding public transport and active / sustainable travel with specific attention to reducing reliance on the car for everyday travel.
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