P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the improvements implemented in the Ballymun regeneration project, Dublin, involving the issues raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General in his value for money report and the hearings of the Committee of Public Accounts; the lessons learnt from same; the procedures changed and the savings achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45719/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The recommendations arising from the Comptroller and Auditor General's Special Report on Ballymun Regeneration cover a broad range of issues, from relatively minor changes in administrative practices, which are now being implemented, to major recommendations that relate to the social and economic fundamentals of the regeneration programme over the medium to long term. My Department is actively working with Ballymun Regeneration Ltd and the local authorities involved to ensure that the recommendations of the Comptroller and Auditor General are fully responded to in the context of the continuing regeneration of the Ballymun area, with particular focus on achieving best value for money. Also, in the context of the regeneration programme nationally, my Department has already taken action to ensure that all future regeneration proposals are developed against the backdrop of the lessons learned from the Ballymun regeneration experience.