Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 872: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department will allocate funding to Drogheda Borough Council to allow it commence work on the proposed local authority housing project at Mell, Drogheda and the proposed in-fill housing scheme at Moneymore, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11687/09]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Drogheda Borough Council's proposed project at the Mell has been the subject of ongoing discussion with my Department. My Department is concerned that the proposal, as currently framed, does not meet the objectives of the Government's policy document Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities and this has been expressed to the Borough Council, most recently at the Spring Housing Action Plan meeting held earlier this month. The proposal will require significant revision before any Departmental approval can issue.

My Department has been in correspondence with Drogheda Borough Council regarding a proposed project at Moneymore and received a Project Brief, in accordance with Circular N7 of 2007, for the proposal in December 2008. This proposal is under consideration.

The 2009 allocations to Housing Authorities under the Social Housing Investment Programme will be announced shortly. The future progression of either of these projects depend on Departmental approval and will be subject to the Borough Council having sufficient funds within their allocation having regard to other commitments.