Dessie Ellis
Question:528. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €800 million spent on the Ballymun regeneration project to date. [3786/14]
View answerTuesday, 28 January 2014
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Over the period 1999 to date, over €755 million has been recouped by my Department to Ballymun Regeneration Limited (BRL) in respect of the physical, social and economic regeneration of Ballymun.
This has facilitated the construction of over 1,800 replacement homes in Ballymun. Of the original 36 high rise blocks, 33 of these have been demolished to date with the remaining three tower blocks scheduled for demolition early this year. The construction of 1,300 private affordable houses has created tenure diversity in the area adding a demographic balance to Ballymun.
In addition to the housing element, key infrastructure and public realm projects were developed including public amenities such as Balcurris Park, Poppintree Park and Coultry Park as well as roads, water supply and wastewater collection systems, storm water drainage and attenuation measures, all of which were necessary to create a modern, accessible and people-centred residential area.
In order to support social regeneration and sustainability, a number of community-based projects were developed by BRL including the Axis arts and community resource centre, the Poppintree Early Education Centre, the Ballymun Leisure Centre and the Rediscovery Centre.
The establishment of the Main Street in Ballymun, with significant public sector investment, is one of the major achievements of the regeneration project with a variety of commercial, retail and community facilities, including the Civic Buildings which accommodate the local area office, a primary care centre, motor tax office and the new district Garda headquarters.
Significant investment also went into improving a wide range of social and family services in Ballymun including education supports at primary and secondary level, training and job placement.
The physical regeneration of Ballymun is approaching practical completion. Dublin City Council will continue its efforts to secure private sector investment for the completion of the town centre project. Looking to the future, BRL has created an inter-agency road map Sustaining Regeneration – a Social Plan for Ballymun. My Department is committed to continued investment in social regeneration in Ballymun and in safeguarding the substantial State investment in this flagship regeneration project.
A breakdown of the expenditure recouped to BRL over the period 1999 to 2013 is set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Amount |
|
1999 |
6,732,405 |
|
2000 |
20,346,410 |
|
2001 |
59,409,394 |
|
2002 |
73,856,201 |
|
2003 |
72,674,400 |
|
2004 |
74,288,270 |
|
2005 |
98,339,979 |
|
2006 |
52,815,000 |
|
2007 |
48,919,930 |
|
2008 |
75,000,000 |
|
2009 |
63,577,376 |
|
2010 |
40,001,618 |
|
2011 |
20,519,155 |
|
2012 |
30,000,000 |
|
2013 |
18,919,515 |
|
TOTAL |
755,399,653 |