Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion

3:00 pm

Mr. Owen Keegan:

In terms of what we would do differently, I do not think we will have to engage in significant land acquisitions. I do not see those difficulties arising again. We have been through a very difficult period. We met all our liabilities. As a city council we have not had to be rescued or bailed out by anybody. We bought a lot of land for social housing purposes and had to fund it. Those schemes are not going ahead. We have some major capital projects with which some members will be familiar that have not been realised but we have managed to do that without any recourse to external support. I am very confident that we can look forward to our stewardship of the docklands area with the same prudent management approach, with no risk to outside parties.

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