Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the implementation of the Dublin city task force recommendations will oversee regeneration of flat complexes in the south inner city; the actions that are envisaged; the funding allocated; and how these actions will be implemented. [36761/25]

Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new agency established to implement the recommendations of the Dublin city task force will cover the entire Dublin City Council area; and how funding is being allocated. [36762/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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On 24 June, Government agreed the approach to implementing the Taskforce for Dublin City set out in the Interdepartmental Group’s Report and Roadmap for Delivery.

Through the Roadmap a number of measures will be put in place to drive delivery of key projects and initiatives including a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which will be established by and operate under the auspices of Dublin City Council.

The Roadmap for Delivery includes a map delineating a defined geographic area, comprising a “core area” within Dublin City, centred on O’Connell Street and adjoining streets, where a strong focus will be on investment in public realm and the built environment, and a wider area with a view to enhancing connectivity with other key assets and strengths of the city and with other key groups working in the area.

Given the Roadmap’s 10-year timeline for delivery and the overlap with existing Government commitments and decisions, it would not be realistic at this stage to provide an accurate full costing of the broad range of infrastructural or revenue costs associated with the 10 Big Moves and project scope in its entirety. Funding will be from multiple sources including Local Property Tax.

On 1 July 2025 Government agreed to change the Local Property Tax (LPT) allocation model to allow those authorities with an LPT income above their funding baselines to retain a greater portion of the surplus for their own use; increasing from 22.5% to 31% of the overall yield. Government also noted that any local authority who benefits from the move to 31% retention will be expected to use this additional funding towards urban regeneration programmes in their areas, and in particular, that Dublin City Council use additional funding towards the recommendations as set out in the Report of the Interdepartmental Group and Roadmap for Delivery on Dublin City Centre Taskforce Report as noted by Government on 24 June last. Government also agreed that each authority’s baseline will be increased in line with the increased yield expected from the LPT revaluation later this year. Both changes together will lead to an increase in own use LPT funding for Dublin City Council of €19m (before any local variation decision).