Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of regeneration funding spent in 2009 on the Dublin City inner city flat complexes regeneration scheme, the Tralee town Mitchel's Crescent regeneration scheme, the Sligo borough Cranmore regeneration scheme, the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Laurel Avenue regeneration scheme and the Waterford city regeneration scheme; the expenditure on project staff salaries on each of the said regeneration schemes; the project staff salaries as a percentage of overall expenditure on each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32144/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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My Department supports an ambitious programme of regeneration projects to deliver integrated physical, social and economic regeneration, ranging from large-scale urban regeneration projects such as Ballymun and Limerick city to smaller estate regeneration projects in a number of regional towns around the country.

As with all projects of this nature and complexity outside consultants have been required for various planning, design and research activities. All local authorities have been advised that, in carrying out the planning and design stages of projects and in supervising construction/refurbishment works, in-house staff and resources should be used to the fullest extent possible before procuring these services from outside consultants and service providers. The extent to which this work is done in-house depends on the availability and skill-set of the relevant staff.

The detailed information sought in relation to regeneration programmes in five cities and towns could involve up to 28 individual regeneration projects, each with a research, planning/design and construction element. It will take some time for my Department to examine the relevant records, liaise with the local authorities involved and collate the detailed information sought. This will be forwarded to the Deputy when this work is completed.