Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----is a very significant addition. Somebody is doing a great job for the north inner city and many good things are happening. While there are many problems, we should acknowledge that people are actually delivering and things are happening. Even in regard to litter, and I know it is still a litter black spot, the recent Irish Business Against Litter, IBAL, survey showed an improvement in the north inner city. The city council is investing more in cleaning the streets and more needs to be done.

In terms of where it is led from, it is still being led from my Department but we are in a different phase now. It is no longer a case of a Taoiseach chairing a task force. It is a case of an implementation board implementing the recommendations, and that is being led by Mr. Stone. It has a dedicated budget and that budget resides in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

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