John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is the case that Ballymun Regeneration Limited was incorporated into Dublin City Council as a public guarantee company, under the guarantee of seven members of BRL who are senior officials in Dublin City Council; and if BRL is listed in various organisational structures of the council as a Department of Dublin City Council. [31062/12]

John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm if Ballymun Regeneration Limited, Dublin, is considered a public body in view of its public ownership, control and funding. [31063/12]

John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm if Dublin City Council is either the employer or associated employer of Ballymun Regeneration Limited staff; if employees taken on by BRL are under an agency agreement with the council as opposed to staff assigned from other local authorities. [31064/12]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 140, inclusive, together.

Ballymun Regeneration Limited (BRL) was established by Dublin City Council in 1997, under the Companies Acts, following a Government decision that year to demolish the flat blocks and replace them with standard housing as part of the social and economic regeneration of the area as a whole. BRL's principal objects are, inter alia, to prepare plans for the redevelopment and regeneration of Ballymun and to act as developer/contractor for the regeneration project. In accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, all contracts procured and entered into by BRL, including services and works contracts, are in the name of the company.

BRL is a company limited by guarantee, and not having a share capital, and is registered with the Companies Registration Office. The company is wholly owned by Dublin City Council; the shareholders of the company consist of seven senior officials of Dublin City Council. The company is overseen by a Board of Directors drawn from local community and business interests, representatives of statutory bodies involved in regeneration and elected members and officials of Dublin City Council. BRL has its own Chief Executive Officer and management structure and is staffed in a number of different ways including through secondment of staff from Dublin City Council and secondments from other local authorities. These secondees remain permanent and pensionable employees of their respective local authorities. The company also recruited a number of fixed-term contract staff directly through open competition. It is a matter for BRL to determine the numbers, duration and terms of individual contracts having regard to work demands and the particular skill-sets required to plan and deliver individual projects.

The Ballymun regeneration project is now moving into the completion phase and all demolition and construction projects are expected to be substantially completed by 2014. In light of this, it is expected that staff numbers will decline in line with the decrease in the overall level of planning and construction activity in Ballymun.