Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the start date for the regeneration projects in the Dublin city area (details supplied); and the amount of funding allocated to these projects. [18513/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Regeneration projects funded by my Department in the Dublin City area target some of the country’s most disadvantaged communities, including those defined by the most extreme social exclusion, unemployment and anti-social behaviour. The projects seek to address the causes of disadvantage in these communities through investment in physical, social and economic regeneration.

In the Dublin City area, the two regeneration projects which the Deputy refers to in the details supplied, are now underway with estimated costs of some €32 million between them. Demolition and enabling works funded by my Department are being undertaken on both sites, with the main building works expected to commence later this year. Social regeneration activities are also being supported for both projects throughout the regeneration process.