Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his Department's policies regarding the civic and social life of urban and suburban areas; the policies which are in place regarding community development in areas experiencing a rapid level of housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36068/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 420 on 15 November 2005 in which I provided a comprehensive breakdown on the programmes and schemes operated by my Department. The primary focus of area-based programmes, such as the local development social inclusion programme, is communities experiencing disadvantage and isolation rather than a specific focus on the rate of housing development, which in my view is not of itself necessarily an indication of disadvantage.