Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2007
167 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1098 of 26 September 2007, if it is the case that clarifications have been sought by his Department regarding the precinct improvement scheme for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 1 and that approval to proceed awaits that clarification. [23240/07]
Amharc ar fhreagra168 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval to proceed with improvement works at a site (details supplied) in Dublin 1 is currently under discussion between his Department and Dublin City Council; and when a decision regarding approval to proceed will be made. [23241/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together.
Subject to compliance with the normal requirements in relation to the appraisal and management of capital projects, including public procurement and fixed price contracts, local authorities have been given direct control over their internal capital receipts to be used primarily for their improvement works programme, as set out in the reply to Question No. 1098 of 26 September.
Precinct improvements, including the projects referred to in the questions, are part of the works programme approved by my Department on 24 April 2007.
My Department continues to engage with Dublin City Council on the advancement of the precinct improvement programme. On foot of a meeting on 27 June 2007, my Department wrote to Dublin City Council on 3 July, reminding them of the revised arrangements for managing the programme and of the need to carry out a cost benefit analysis, including a social and economic assessment of the programme. Approval to proceed with detailed design is contingent on completing the assessment. A number of design and planning issues have also been raised with Dublin City Council on individual projects.
