Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress of regeneration plans in respect of areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Dublin City Council continues to liaise closely with my Department on the progress relating to its housing-related public private partnership programme. At present, the City Council is reviewing the project at St. Teresa's Gardens in the context of the current market environment and the requirements of the community at that site, to determine the next steps in the procurement process. The project at Dolphin House is at the very early stages in the process, with initial consultations between the City Council and the community, and procurement has therefore not yet begun. The Council is closely engaged with the developer at the Cherry Orchard site to find a resolution to some planning difficulties that have arisen with the project.

Following the failure to reach agreement with the developer at St. Michael's Estate, O'Devaney Gardens, and Dominick Street last summer, the City Council has proactively examined its options to ensure the regeneration at these sites takes place. The Council established a multi-disciplinary Special Housing Taskforce to develop plans for the regeneration of these estates and presented its report to the Council in December 2008. The prioritisation of these projects is, however, a matter for the City Council in the context of its existing commitments and future plans. To date, my Department has received one project proposal, in respect of St. Michael's Estate, and this is currently being considered by the Department.