Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a regeneration programme (details supplied); the number of meetings that have taken place with the local authority in regard to this matter; the total funding committed by him to the project to date; the total funding required for the completion of the project; the time scale as agreed by him and the local authority for the project; the tendering process for the project; if this has commenced, if so, the stage it is at; if not when will tendering commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7006/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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The project in question is part of my Department's Remedial Works Programme 2009-2011. Approval issued in June 2010 with a preliminary budget of €6.61 million for the project, subject to specific terms and conditions. An ongoing series of meetings and other communications has taken place between my Department and Kildare County Council, including the recent Housing Action Plan meeting. An allocation of €500,000 has been provided to the Council in 2011 with the provision that the project must proceed before the end of this year. Further design, costing and phasing details have been sought from the Council. Upon receipt, these will be considered by my Department with a view to reaching agreement as soon as possible on the further progression of the scheme towards the tendering process.