Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether there is scope for a family centre in Clondalkin to apply for funding through the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund under “other” for a new build; what the process is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28535/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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A flagship element of Project Ireland 2040, the €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is supporting a programme of significant transformational capital projects that will contribute to the regeneration and rejuvenation of Ireland’s cities and other large towns, in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan. To date, there have been three rounds of funding provided under the URDF which has resulted in the allocation of €1.9bn of funding.

The relevant sponsoring agency is responsible for the composition of any applications for funding and decides, in the first instance, on which suitable projects it wishes to have considered for URDF funding. In the case of the project to which you refer, the relevant sponsoring agency would be South Dublin County Council.

In line with the agreed Programme for Government, it is my intention to establish a new Towns and Cities Infrastructure Investment Fund to replace the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). With this new fund the aim is to continue and expand URDF-type investment in projects. This will allow for investment in infrastructure, the acquisition of land, assembly of sites and the de-risking of sites in existing towns and cities to maximise their potential growth.

The detailed arrangements for the implementation of these funding streams will be clarified further following completion of the National Development Plan Review, which is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitisation, and which will enable the level of additional capital funding for infrastructure investment to be determined. It is planned that the Review will be completed in line with the summer 2025 timeline set out in the Programme for Government.

My Department will continue to work closely with local authorities in respect of project development under future rounds of funding.