Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is the issue of the first phase of the urban regeneration development fund, URDF, and the second phase. The only project to benefit from the URDF in my constituency was €37,000 for a feasibility study on the Dunsink lands. Some of my colleagues asked me if it was €40 million, and I said it was just €37,000. That was a case of the local authority using money to carry out a feasibility study with the intention of possibly applying again. Fingal County Council has suggested rezoning the Dunsink lands as part of its development plan, which it had not otherwise planned to do. The question is if there will be a link between different phases where local authorities might provide an early phase for feasibility and then larger amounts. Has the Department had detailed discussions with Fingal County Council in regard to the Dunsink lands? This is an extensive land bank on the edge of the city but very close to existing communities that would have concerns.