Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding he will provide for the redevelopment of an area (details supplied) where a planning application will soon be lodged to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38552/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is committed to a multi-annual regeneration programme in Dublin City to help improve the lives and conditions of the communities involved. The programme is reviewed on a regular basis with Dublin City Council, including through the biannual Housing Action Plan meetings, with new projects added and additional elements of existing projects advanced, as resources permit. It is a matter for Dublin City Council, in the first instance, to prioritise and manage the advancement of projects within the programme, having regard to its available funding resources.

The multidisciplinary Special Housing Taskforce established by Dublin City Council, with the objective of developing and implementing alternative regeneration options for former Public Private Partnership projects, has prioritised three projects including the project in question. It is up to the City 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. The Taskforce has made good progress to date and it is understood that there are plans to submit a planning application for the project in question to An Bord Pleanála before the end of this year. My Department expects to receive detailed proposals from the City Council in the coming year in regard to the future development of the project.