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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Jan 1997

Vol. 473 No. 4

Written Answers. - Urban Renewal.

Michael Ring

Question:

232 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment whether a portion of ground at Ellison Street, Castlebar, County Mayo, will receive section 23 designation. [25198/96]

Noel Davern

Question:

243 Mr. Davern asked the Minister for the Environment the provisions, if any, he has made for the inclusion of Carrick-on-Suir and Tipperary town, County Tipperary, in the urban renewal scheme for 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1008/97]

Michael Ring

Question:

256 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment whether a portion of ground at Ellison Street, Castlebar, County Mayo will receive section 23 designation. [1322/97]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 232, 243 and 256 together.

"Section 23" tax relief is available only in areas designated for urban renewal. An overall review of the urban renewal schemes as they have operated to date is currently under way. As part of the review, a consultant's study on the impact of the schemes in economic, social and architectural terms has been completed. The study was published on 5 December and is now the subject of a process of public consultation under which submissions have been invited from interested persons and organisations in relation to its conclusions and recommendations. Copies of the study are available in the Oireachtas Library.

There are no proposals at this stage to extend the present urban renewal scheme to any additional areas. It would be inappropriate to consider what new areas, if any, might be suitable for designation as part of any future scheme until general policy in relation to the next phase of urban renewal is determined in the light of the review.

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