Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a copy of correspondence (details supplied); if, in the context, he will have same examined due to the situation outlined therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8486/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The letter in question was received by my Department on 23 February 2006, and a response is being prepared.

A portion of Connaught Street, Athlone, was designated for residential, commercial and industrial tax incentives under the urban renewal scheme 1999, and I understand that major development is currently under way on that site.

With the phasing out of area-based tax incentives, as announced in budget 2006, the question of new tax-based renewal incentives does not arise at this time.