Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for Dublin north inner city under the local government Bill due to the fact that there is no partnership in the area; if he intends to establish a local development company for the area. [51957/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Arising from Putting People First – Action Programme for Effective Local Government, new governance arrangements will come into effect in relation to local and community development programming. Local Community Development Committees will be established in each local authority area to have oversight and planning responsibility for local development and community related funding on an area basis. The membership of the committees will encompass statutory and non-statutory local actors, including elected members and community representatives. I see the Local Community Development Committee for the Dublin City Council area having a key role in the future co-ordination arrangements of a number of funded programmes across its area of coverage, including the inner city area. 

Since the cessation of the contract with Dublin Inner City Partnership (DICP) for the delivery of the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), my Department, in conjunction with Pobal, has ensured that LCDP services, for the communities in the inner city area, have been maintained in a coordinated manner.

This has been achieved, through Pobal, by contracting local delivery bodies in the area to deliver LCDP services formerly delivered through the DICP. This method of programme delivery will continue for the immediate future. I am committed to ensuring that these valuable services are delivered to those who need them most and in the most efficient and effective manner possible.