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Living City Initiative

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2014

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

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Gerald Nash

Question:

159. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the living cities initiative in 2015; if he will consider including Drogheda, County Louth, in any such expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27273/14]

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The Deputy will be aware that I announced in my most recent Budget Statement that the Living City Initiative, which was enacted in the Finance Act 2013, would be extended to now include the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kilkenny as well the original target cities of Limerick and Waterford. The inclusion of these four cities within the Initiative followed the results of a thorough independent ex ante cost benefit analysis.

The Initiative will target certain areas of these six cities, particularly those areas which are most in need of regeneration. Those designated areas will be decided upon following consultations with the relevant local authorities and other Government agencies. It is important to note that I do not see this as a wide-spread Initiative, as it is targeted at those areas which are most in need of attention. Therefore I do not intend to extend the Initiative further than these 6 cities.

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