Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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820. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that a community centre is included in the plans for the redevelopment of the Oliver Bond complex in Dublin 8, given his Department’s funding for the project. [1418/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department supports an ambitious National Regeneration Programme delivered by local authorities in Limerick, Cork City and Dublin City that seeks to address the causes of disadvantage in social housing estates through a holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration.

The aim for national regeneration programme is to create sustainable communities through a combination of social, educational and economic initiatives and also by rejuvenating the built environment by a mixture of demolition, construction and refurbishment of dwellings. My Department is willing to fund local authorities for much of this investment.

The regeneration of the Oliver Bond House complex by Dublin City Council (DCC) has my full support. My Department provided Stage 1 Capital Appraisal approval to DCC for the redevelopment for the flats in Blocks L, M and N, on 16 March 2022. This allowed for a guarantee of Departmental support whilst also tasking DCC to investigate a review of options to find the most suitable solution for the site.

I am pleased to inform you that my Department provided funding approval for four regeneration projects at Oliver Bond House in November 2023.

These projects are as follows:

1. N29-2-988 Social Housing Delivery:

1. N29-2-1057 Oliver Bond Community Centre

1. N29-2-1058 Oliver Bond Precinct Improvement Works

1. N29-2-1059 Oliver Bond Social Integration

Items 1-3, being Public Works Contracts are subject to the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) four stage approval process.DCC is now proceeding with Design to Planning for these three projects.

I look forward to seeing these projects advance through the pre-construction process in order to deliver high quality social housing and community facilities that promote vibrant sustainable communities for the residents of Oliver Bond House and inner city Dublin.