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Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020

Thursday, 5 March 2020

Ceisteanna (1195)

Gerald Nash

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1195. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an application has been received from Louth County Council in relation to funding for the proposed northern port access route in Drogheda, County Louth; the criteria against which the application will be assessed; when a decision is due on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2811/20]

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The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is a flagship element of Project Ireland 2040.  The URDF was established to support more compact and sustainable development, through the regeneration and rejuvenation of Ireland’s five cities and other large towns, in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and NDP.  This is to enable a greater proportion of residential and mixed-use development to be delivered within the existing built-up footprints of our cities and towns and to ensure that more parts of our urban areas can become attractive and vibrant places in which people choose to live and work, as well as to invest and to visit. 

Through the Fund, successful applicants are being offered targeted integrated support for applicant-led projects that will contribute to the regeneration and rejuvenation of our cities and towns.

Under the URDF in 2018 Louth County Council submitted a number of proposals, including an application for the Northern Cross Route.  The application process was competitive and heavily oversubscribed with some 189 applications.  All proposals were assessed a Project Advisory Board, consisting of representatives from my Department, other relevant Government Departments, agency representation and independent national and international expert representatives.  Following this process, on 26 November 2018, I announced initial URDF support of €100m for a total of 88 projects throughout the country.  The Northern Cross Project was not successful on that occasion. 

A second call for proposals under the URDF was announced on 11 January 2019.  In the context of the second call it will be a matter for Louth County Council to consider the projects it may wish to submit for consideration and whether, taking account of feedback on the original Northern Cross Route proposal, it should submit a revised proposal.

The application form for URDF Call 2 and related information, including assessment criteria, is available on the Gov.ie website at the following link:

https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/urban-regeneration-and-development-fund/.  

The closing date for applications is 12 noon  31 March 2020.

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