Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the report of a group regarding housing conditions in an area in (details supplied); the steps he will take to address the issues raised in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38182/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 425, 426, 427, 428 and 429 of 1 June 2010. My Department has not yet received a proposal from Dublin City Council regarding the proposed project but understands that the Regeneration Board, established by the City Council, has engaged consultants to work with local residents with a view to developing regeneration solutions that are acceptable to the community and that can be implemented. It is understood that in the last six months there have been ongoing meetings between Dublin City Council and local residents and community groups in the area. These meetings are held under the auspices of the regeneration board and its design sub-group. The meetings with the design sub-group are attended by local residents, community activists and Councillors.

It is a matter for the Council to decide on the type of regeneration proposal that is most appropriate for the area and the means by which the project should be delivered. Furthermore, it is open to the Council to prioritise the project in terms of its Social Housing Investment Programme and submit a proposal in the usual way to my Department for project approval and funding from within the authority's annual Social Housing funding allocation. Finally, my Department continues to work actively with Dublin City Council in connection with its Social Housing Investment Programme and as part of this I support and look forward to the Council's progression of its ambitious regeneration programme.