Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2004
148 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the urban renewal status of a property (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9382/04]
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Banagher was designated for tax incentives under the town renewal scheme 2000. The Town Renewal Act 2000 places responsibility on local authorities to monitor progress on the implementation of the scheme. Under guidelines issued by my Department, each county council has put in place appropriate institutional arrangements at county level to ensure that the scheme is monitored effectively. The monitoring committee in each county reports to the local authority on progress in the various towns designated under the scheme.
While monitoring data on the scheme is submitted to my Department periodically, data on specific projects in the individual towns designated may more appropriately be sought from the local authority concerned.
