Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2018
622. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the cost of each seminar held on Project Ireland 2040 up to and including September 2018 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39586/18]
View answerAs part of the preparation of the National Planning Framework (NPF), published together with the National Development Plan as part of Project Ireland 2040 earlier this year, my Department hosted a number of stakeholder engagement events.
Public participation was a key element in developing the National Planning Framework since preparatory work began in late 2014 and to ensure the public was properly informed and engaged in the drafting of the framework. In addition, since the NPF was published, an information seminar on the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, launched under Project Ireland 2040, was held in Portlaoise on Monday 9th July last.
The details of costs incurred to date by my Department in relation to the various seminars on the National Planning Framework/Project Ireland 2040 are as follows:
|
Year |
Event |
Cost |
|
2016 |
NPF initial stakeholder engagement seminars x 3 |
€7,860.64 |
|
2017 |
Public consultation launch events pre-draft NPF - Maynooth, Dublin, Athlone, Cork, Sligo, Dundalk, Ballymun, Waterford, Limerick, Derry, libraries workshops nationwide |
€32,248.97 |
|
2018 |
Urban Regeneration and Development Information Seminar - Portlaoise |
€6,573.86 |
|
Total |
€46,683.47 |
