Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the decision of Dublin City Council to proceed with a revised plan for an estate (details supplied) in Dublin; if he will commit to ensuring that the moneys required to build the social housing aspect of the regeneration programme will be forthcoming from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Since the announcement in May 2008 that a number of housing regeneration Public-Private Partnership projects would not be proceeding as planned, my Department has worked closely with Dublin City Council to ensure that all possible avenues for moving these projects forward are examined. I am aware that the multi-disciplinary team, established within the Council to identify the next steps for the regeneration at St. Michael's Estate, has presented revised proposals for consideration by the City Council.

The allocation of public funding to Dublin City Council is made on the basis of overall housing need and it is a matter for the City Council to determine its housing programme within available resources. The allocations for the Social Housing Investment Programme will be issued early in 2009.