Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1420. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the anticipated launch date of the national regeneration and development agency; the per annum budget for the agency and its anticipated timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36879/18]
View answer1423. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the proposed location of the headquarters of the regeneration and development agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36882/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1420 and 1423 together.
Project Ireland 2040 signals a significant policy shift towards securing more compact and sustainable urban and rural development, which requires significantly more effective land management in key development areas. Against that background, it is proposed to establish a National Regeneration and Development Agency to assist in ensuring a more effective approach to strategic land management, particularly in terms of publicly owned land.
The Agency will act as a national centre of expertise, working with and supporting local authorities, public bodies and other interests, to harness public lands as catalysts to stimulate regeneration and wider investment and to achieve compact, sustainable growth, with a particular emphasis on complex regeneration projects and the provision of affordable housing.
Detailed arrangements in relation to the location, functions, powers and mechanisms and legislative arrangements for the establishment and operations of the Agency are currently being developed by my Department, in conjunction with the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with a view to their early finalisation.
