Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
695. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the members of the project assessment board for assessing and allocating funding for the urban regeneration and development fund; the process of selection for the board; the qualifications required for membership; the renumeration provided for each of the positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15239/21]
View answerAll applications received under Call 2 of the URDF were assessed in terms of their alignment with the intended purpose of the URDF programme and also their viability before being considered for approval. As part of this process, and in line with a Government Decision of May 2018, the assessment process included consideration by a Project Advisory Board (PAB) consisting of relevant Government departments, State agencies and independent experts from relevant sectors.
The composition of the PAB for Call 2 of the URDF is set out in the following table.
Remuneration provided for the three independent expert members, in respect of their time spent on preparation for and attendance at meetings, was €450 each per meeting amounting to €3,150 for the seven meetings that took place.
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Government Department/State Agencies and National and International Experts |
Name |
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Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
Lisa Clifford (Chair) |
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Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
Martin Colreavy |
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Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
Colin Ryan |
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Department of the Environment, Climate Action and Communications |
John O’Neill |
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Department of Rural and Community Development |
Eddie Forsyth |
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Department of Transport |
Garret Doocey |
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Land Development Agency |
Phelim O’Neill |
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TU Dublin Environment and Planning, City Campus – Bolton Street |
Dr Conor Norton |
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Ireland Strategic Infrastructure Fund |
Donal Murphy |
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Project Capital-Cost Appraisal expert |
Maura Connolly |
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Strategic Spatial Planning expert |
Jim MacKinnon |
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Urban Development – Design and Placemaking expert |
Bob Allies |
