This year my Department is providing €2 million to Dundalk Town Council to support on-going regeneration projects in the town. The masterplan for the regeneration of the Cox's Demesne area of Dundalk, which is expected to be finalised shortly, will provide for a multi-annual programme of investment in the physical and social regeneration of the area and will involve the demolition, construction and refurbishment of properties together with investment in social and community infrastructure and the integration of the estate within the wider area.
In advance of the completion of the masterplan, the Council, with the support of my Department, is progressing a programme of preparatory and amenity works, social inclusion activities and estate-wide energy efficiency improvements. Some €1.546 million was recouped to the Council in respect of works carried out in 2011 and 2012. The next phase of works will comprise the strategic demolition of a number of dwellings and the construction of some new dwellings, the upgrading of a number existing dwellings and the provision of improved access and community facilities.
Publication of the masterplan will inform future decisions with the regard to the projects and programmes to be funded under my Department’s national regeneration programme.
