Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a list will be published of the communications, meetings or exchange of documents he has had with the developers of Moore Street, Dublin (details supplied), Dublin City Council and other parties in the past year. [28230/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Regeneration is urgently needed to bring people back into the Moore Street area. The Moore Street Advisory Group, which includes 1916 Relatives, public representatives and street traders, has welcomed the proposals of the developer referred to by the Deputy for the regeneration of the area and has characterised them as ‘a significant and welcome advance on the previous plan with potential to develop a positive vision for the inter-related elements of the market, the National Monument and the developer’s site’.

The Advisory Group has also acknowledged the potential 9500 jobs in the construction phase, and 3500 thereafter, and the significance of the commitment of the developer to local gain in the form of apprenticeships and other opportunities for the local community. I understand that the developer has also promised to address the disruption the regeneration works would cause for existing businesses on the Street when construction is in progress.

I am delighted that the dialogue that has taken place among the relevant parties - including the developer, 1916 Relatives, Dublin City Council and street traders - signals a positive way forward for this corner of the north inner city. I believe there is now a real opportunity for regeneration that will be supportive of its traditions, culture and heritage and that will also benefit the city and people of Dublin, the street traders whose presence is a key feature of the streetscape, and other businesses in the area.

While it is certainly also my own intention to engage with all relevant parties in any way that would be helpful to the advancement of the regeneration of the area, I have not yet had the opportunity to do so since my appointment. When I do, the details will be available, in due course, in my official diary which is online on my Department’s website: