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Regeneration Projects

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Ceisteanna (341, 342, 343)

Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

436 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will confirm that Ballymun Regeneration Limited is a department of Dublin City Council; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at the time of its formation his Department proposed that the model would be the arrangements under which the National Building Agency provides a housing construction service to local authorities and it be established under the aegis of Dublin City Council under their authority of section 8 of the Local Government Act 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28115/12]

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Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

437 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if Ballymun Regeneration Limited had the authority to enter into building and employment contracts on behalf of Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28116/12]

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Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

438 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are a number of employees in Ballymun Regeneration Limited who have permanent contracts and who fully understood they were entering employment in a department of Dublin City Council; if he will ensure that the proposed reduction in numbers in the Ballymun Regeneration Limited department of Dublin City Council will be achieved by returning staff assigned from Dublin City Council, offering voluntary mechanisms to exit the public sector to those on specific purpose contracts, or redeploying or reassigning employees of the Ballymun Regeneration Limited Department to comparable roles in the public sector. [28117/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 436 to 438, inclusive, together.

Ballymun Regeneration Limited (BRL) is a company limited by guarantee, and not having a share capital, established by Dublin City Council under the Companies' Acts. It was incorporated in June 1997 and is wholly owned by Dublin City Council. BRL's principal objects are, inter alia, to prepare plans for the redevelopment and regeneration of Ballymun and to act as developer/contractor for the regeneration project.

In this context, BRL acts as a disclosed agent for Dublin City Council in carrying out its brief in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of its incorporation. Dublin City Council formally appointed BRL in 1997 as agent for the achievement of the redevelopment and regeneration of the Ballymun area. In accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, all contracts, including services and works contracts procured by BRL, are in the name of the company.

BRL is staffed in a number of different ways including through secondment of staff from Dublin City Council and secondments from other local authorities. These secondees remain permanent and pensionable employees of their respective local authorities. The company also recruited a number of fixed-term contract staff directly through open competition. It is a matter for BRL to determine the numbers, duration and terms of individual contracts having regard to work demands and the particular skill-sets required to plan and deliver individual projects.

Ballymun regeneration is now moving into the completion phase and all demolition and construction projects are expected to be substantially completed by 2014. In light of this, it is expected that staff numbers will decline in line with the decrease in the overall level of planning and construction activity in Ballymun.

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