Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the north-east inner city task force. [60867/22]

Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party)
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The Government has provided over €38.2 million to date in funding for the North East Inner City Initiative (NEIC) via my Department to help ensure that the recommendations of the Mulvey Report and the actions contained in the NEIC Strategic Plan 2020-2022 are implemented.

In 2022 the NEIC Programme Implementation Board took the decision to extend the Strategic Plan by a further year in light of the difficulties experienced during the pandemic. The Government has committed a further €7.5 million for 2023. It remains committed to supporting and investing in the North East Inner City Initiative, ensuring that the Chairperson and the Board have the necessary resources to achieve their targets and fulfil the ambition to help make the area a better place in which to live and work.

On 5th December, the Taoiseach joined the Chairperson and members of the Programme Implementation Board to launch the NEIC Initiative’s 2022 Progress Report which highlights all of the work progressed throughout the year. This Report, along with all of the Progress Reports since 2017, is available on the NEIC website www.neic.ie.