Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2004
105 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to extend the serviced land initiative to make more efficient use of housing land; if he intends to make further special development zone designations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32783/04]
View answerTo date, approximately 300 serviced land initiative schemes have been approved under my Department's water services investment programme. Over 200 schemes providing services for over 145,500 housing units had been either been completed or were at construction by 30 June 2004. Schemes to serve a further 22,000 housing units were scheduled to begin construction during the second half of this year.
Any further applications by local authorities for funding for additional serviced land initiative schemes will be considered by my Department on a case by case basis. No requests have been made to my Department for the designation of further strategic development zones by the Government and there are, accordingly, no current plans for additional designations of this kind.
