Kelly says NPF is not fit for purpose

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The National Planning Framework document needs to be gutted and changed, according to a Tipperary TD.

Alan Kelly, whose part of a coalition of TDs opposed to the document, says Fine Gael have made a mess of it.

The document, which lays out plans for the country for the next 22 years, will define towns for major investment as towns that are over 10,000 in population.

This would mean that in Tipperary only Clonmel would fit that criteria.

Alan Kelly says it will have a detrimental affect on rural Ireland.

Deputy Kelly says many Fine Gael TDs are opposed to the current format of the National Planning Framework document.

Speaking on Tipp Today this morning, Deputy Kelly said many government TDs also want to change the document.