Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to publish the documents he has received on a project (details supplied); and the cost associated. [40872/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Cork Events Centre was included as a commitment under Project Ireland 2040. This underlines the Government’s objectives for urban regeneration, enhanced amenity and heritage, associated quality of life standards, balanced regional development, and the regeneration and development of Cork City Centre.

It was agreed by Government in the context of Budget 2020 that responsibility for making the grant funding available for the project would transfer to my Department. However, responsibility for the advancement of proposals for the development of the Events Centre remains, in the first instance, a matter for Cork City Council.

The Council has advised my Department that detailed design of the Events Centre was completed in July 2023. Cork City Council is now engaging in a verification process with the joint venture on the detailed design and costings pending a final submission on the matter to my Department.

No new costing documents in relation to the Cork Events Centre have been received by my Department from Cork City Council in the last number of weeks.