Naoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for his presentation and I welcome the Revised Estimate. I am interested in the breakdown for the LDA. The LDA is very active in my area of Clongriffin and Baldoyle, effectively working in partnership with Dublin City Council, but in the main, it is picking up and completing a substantial phase of development that was left undone as a result of the Celtic tiger bust. It is an area that has great potential. The local community is very supportive of the LDA being involved but it needs to be funded. Is there is a breakdown of the budget for the LDA?

One of the issues the LDA will have is ensuring the provision of community facilities in its developments. Historically, the local authorities have done this through the provision of development levies. Does the Minister have a view as to how in the medium term this will be done with the LDA so that it can plan, with the local authorities, elements such as community centres and primary care centres in partnership with the HSE? What do we see in the long and medium term as a funding mechanism for the LDA to make sure all of this is done, as well as building very welcome communities such as Clongriffin?