Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The local and business communities in the docklands area are concerned that levies can only be spent on specific sites in the SDZ. To allow for social regeneration, however, a pot of money must be invested in education, community services or capital programmes. A fund was available under the DDDA. Under the Bill, however, no such funding is allowed. Some of the witnesses are involved in the winding up. In that process, a sum of money for further investment in the local community needs to be identified.

There will be an expected surplus in the winding up of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, DDDA, amounting to several million euro. Is there an idea that money should be targeted at social regeneration in the docklands area and this should be outlined in the Bill?