Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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On that point, €405 million in funding was allocated for regeneration for Cork city, of which €350 million was for the docklands area. We have been waiting 30 years for the docklands regeneration. It is welcome money and it is very much needed. Not a single penny in funding was granted for the northside of Cork city, which has the worst dereliction. In the Department's opening statement, "parts of cities with high levels of dereliction" were mentioned. In the part of the city that I represent on the northside of Cork, no funding was awarded in the URDF out of €405 million. Ms Graham mentioned applications coming in. In the northside of Cork city, we have no funding to tackle dereliction.