Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022
365. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position regarding the drawdown of funding from his Department granted under The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund in respect of Killarney County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9624/22]
View answer366. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position regarding the drawdown of funding from his Department granted under The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund in respect of Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9625/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 together.
In 2018, a total of €3,719,011 was allocated to Kerry County Council under Call 1 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) in respect of the projects submited for Tralee and Killarney. To date, Kerry County Council have drawn down a total of €2,136,735 in respect of these projects.
In 2021, I announced provisional funding support of €32,005,146 for Kerry County Council’s successful Call 2 projects – Destination Killarney (€16,068,429) and Positioning Tralee as a Regional Economic Driver & Destination Town (€15,936,717). These projects are at an early stage of development and therefore there has been no drawdown in respect of either project to date.
While my Department works closely and communicates regularly with Kerry County Council in respect of project funding, responsibility for the advancement of these URDF supported projects through the various stages of planning, development and completion is, in the first instance, a matter for the Sponsoring Agency, Kerry County Council.
In this regard it should be noted that all URDF supported projects must be carefully developed and managed by the Sponsoring Agency in accordance with the normal conditions and arrangements that apply to public sector managed projects including, exercising appropriate cost control and delivering projects as approved, and in full compliance with the Public Spending Code.
