Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2010
31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of urban renewal schemes cancelled in 2009 due to budget cuts and withdrawal of private developers from projects. [2328/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2007-2013 Urban and Village Regeneration Programme administered by my Department has been deferred due to budgetary constraints. No calls for proposals under this programme were issued by my Department to the Local Authorities.
Under the Urban and Village Renewal Programme 2000-2006, grant assistance was provided by my Department to local authorities for a range of interventions to upgrade the fabric of the built environment in cities, towns and villages. Final funding allocations under this Programme, which ended in early 2008, involved total EU and Exchequer co-financed expenditure of over €158m.
