Written answers

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Urban Renewal Schemes

8:00 am

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has Cabinet support for the revised Limerick regeneration plan; the amount of money that has been committed for the implementation of the plan; the time period over which funding has been committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26890/10]

Photo of Michael FinneranMichael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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On 18 June 2010 the Taoiseach announced Government support for the first phase implementation plan for the Limerick Regeneration Programme. This will require an estimated public sector investment of €337 million over the four and a half year delivery period to December 2014. The Taoiseach has indicated that the works should commence immediately. Some 26 projects are included, across a range of sectoral areas and Departmental responsibilities including transport, housing, health, education and enterprise. With regard to my own area of responsibility, housing, I am fully committed to providing over 850 new and refurbished social housing units, at an estimated total cost of €160 million over the implementation period.

To underline this commitment, I have now made provision for an additional €10 million to be made available to the regeneration programme this year, bringing my Department's total investment to €35 million in 2010. It is my intention that this additional funding will accelerate the enabling works, including acquisitions, demolition and site preparation, and will facilitate the early construction of new housing and other important infrastructural projects. It is expected that two new housing projects, Cliodhna Park and Lord Edward's Street, will commence construction later this year with a new crèche at St. Mary's Park also underway.

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