Written answers
Thursday, 25 April 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Regeneration Projects
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the regeneration projects for flat complexes within Dublin City Council's jurisdiction, in tabular form; the current stage of progress for these projects, including the movement of tenants out of their accommodation; to indicate any delays encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The National Regeneration Programme ensures the most disadvantaged communities are placed at the centre of all considerations surrounding physical, social and economic regeneration. My Department fully supports a wide ambit of regeneration projects which ensures that complexes with historic disadvantages are placed at the forefront of regeneration.
My Department currently funds multi-year programmes of large-scale regeneration projects in?Dublin and has a long-standing history of supporting?communities through a holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration.With the support of my Department and under the care of local authorities, such regeneration projects target the country’s most disadvantaged communities, including those defined by the most extreme social exclusion, unemployment and anti-social behaviour.
A large number of these flat complexes will be effectively rebuilt while others will be refurbished and in some cases will need amalgamations (i.e. two in one) due to unacceptable sizes of some homes.
My Department have provided various levels of approval for the below flat complexes:
| Project | Current stage of progress | Date of Funding Approval |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin House Phase 1 | Complete | 17/09/2013 |
| Dominick Street Lower (East) | Complete | 25/06/2016 |
| Dolphin House Phase 1b | LA: Procurement of Integrated Design Team and development outline design | 16/10/2019 |
| Dorset St / St Mary’s Place | Tender Approved | 24/04/2020 |
| Constitution Hill | LA Procurement of Integrated Design Team and development outline design | 05/06/2020 |
| Emmet Road Mixed Tenure Project | LA Procurement of Integrated Design Team and development outline design | 23/06/2020 |
| Matt Talbot Court | LA Procurement of Integrated Design Team and development outline design | 28/07/2020 |
| St. Andrews Court | LA advancing Statutory Approvals including Part 8, DAC and Fire Safety | 18/12/2020 |
| Cromcastle Court & Old Coalyard site | LA Procurement of Integrated Design Team and development outline design | 10/03/2021 |
| Pearse House | LA advancing design for Statutory Approvals including Part 8, DAC and Fire Safety | 30/04/2021 |
| O’Devaney Gardens Mixed Tenure | On-site | 02/06/2021 |
| School Street / Thomas Court Bawn | LA advancing design for Statutory Approvals including Part 8, DAC and Fire Safety | 04/08/2021 |
| Oliver Bond House Complex | LA advancing design for Statutory Approvals including Part 8, DAC and Fire Safety | 16/03/2022 |
| Glover Court | LA advancing design for Statutory Approvals including Part 8, DAC and Fire Safety | 14/06/2022 |
| St. Teresas Gardens / Donore Project | LA Procurement of Integrated Design Team and development outline design | 07/11/2022 |
| Dominick Street Lower (West) | LA advancing design for Statutory Approvals including Part 8, DAC and Fire Safety | 17/01/2024 |
| Dolphin House Phase 2 and 3 Mixed Tenure | No funding proposal recieved to date | N/A |
The de-tenanting process is a matter for the local authority.
Delays encountered by the local authority in advancing these projects are a matter for the local authority
My Department looks forward to working with DCC on these important projects.
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