Government’s growth plan will ‘kill’ rural Ireland, TDs warn

The Government’s plan for growth over the next two decades will “kill” rural Ireland and walk the country into “economic and social imbalance”, a coalition of TDs has warned.

Cross-party opposition to the draft National Planning Framework (NPF) will see attempts to stall or block the blueprint for future urban and rural projects, amid claims the proposals are “hugely flawed”.

The Government is finalising the NPF which will help guide national, regional and local planning and investment decisions up to 2040, particularly where there are expected population increases.