Written answers

Thursday, 17 September 2020

Department of Rural and Community Development

Town Centre Living Initiative

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Ireland’s town partnership as recommended by the Town Centre Living Initiative, Six Pilot Towns: Synthesis Report; if the partnership has been established; if so, the membership and duties of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24394/20]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Town Centre Living Initiative Synthesis Report is an independent report on the pilot Town Centre Living Initiative which was launched in October 2018. 

The aim of the initiative was to explore how to encourage increased residential occupancy in rural towns and villages and, at the same time, address the issue of vacant properties.

The report on the Initiative was published on 22ndJune 2020 and contained a number of suggested actions for further consideration, including the establishment of a Town Partnership for Ireland which could act as a hub for all information and resources pertaining to Irish towns.  The report authors suggested that the Partnership would be a not-for-profit entity funded by the Government.

An Inter-Departmental Steering Group is now being established to examine all of the suggested actions in the Synthesis Report in detail, with a view to bringing forward a set of proposals for consideration by Government.  The Steering Group will consider the proposal for a Town Partnership along with the other suggested actions in the report. 

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