Works to provide public realm and transport infrastructure in Galway City, Oranmore, Castlebar and Roscommon Town Funding for master planning for future works at Castlebar Military Barracks and Galway Innovation and Creativity District Investment will provide much needed stimulus during economic recovery The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, today announced €82.8 million in funding for seven regeneration projects in the Western investment region of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. The projects are being funded under ‘Call 2’ of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). The URDF part-funds projects aimed at enhancing urban areas to make them more attractive places in which to live, work, visit and invest. The four local authorities, which will deliver these multi-annual projects, will receive this funding. The projects for which URDF support have been approved are: Galway City Council Transport Connectivity Project (Galway City Council) – €40.30 million Galway Public Spaces and Streets Project (Galway City Council) – €8.64 million Galway Innovation and Creativity District (Galway City Council) – €4.3 million Oranmore Railway Station (Galway County Council) – €9.28 million Castlebar Historic Core Reactivation Initiative Project (Mayo County Council) – €8.53 million Castlebar Military Barracks Project (Mayo County Council) – €2.5 million Roscommon Town Centre-Putting the Spokes back into the Hub (Roscommon County Council) – €9.20 million The department will now contact the local authorities on the next steps regarding funding. The projects announced today will augment the existing pipeline of 87 URDF-supported projects across the country for which just under €300 million has already been allocated. Today’s announcement brings the total approved URDF funding for this investment region to €101.55 million to date. Details of the remaining provisional funding allocations for URDF projects in other Project Ireland 2040 investment regions, not already announced, will be announced next week. All selected projects support the National Planning Framework’s ‘national strategic outcome’ of compact growth, a particular focus of the second call for URDF proposals. The URDF aims to facilitate a greater proportion of residential and commercial development, supported by infrastructure, services and amenities, within the existing built-up areas of larger urban settlements. Announcing the provisional funding allocations this morning, Minister O’Brien said: “This funding will support projects in the West that will enhance quality of life for many people. The projects are all about making these areas even more attractive places in which to live, work, visit and invest. “The projects I’m announcing today contain a mix of aims, all supporting the Government’s national planning objectives. Galway’s projects will result in more sustainable transport and compact growth in the city and will provide new opportunities for residential and employment growth. These projects will also help the city transition to a low-carbon future. The projects for the city’s Innovation and Creativity District and for Oranmore will enable future development and opportunities in these areas. “Castlebar will see significant transformation through the Historic Core Project. It will provide new opportunities for the town, for innovation, and, through the public realm and urban core works, for those who work, live and visit the town. The multi-faceted project in Roscommon Town, with its emphasis on placemaking and infrastructure, will bring added vibrancy. The creation of pedestrian and cycle routes will help create a low-carbon in the future. Overall, I believe this funding can be a catalyst for regeneration, development and growth. It will also provide much-needed economic stimulus and job creation in the West as our economy emerges from the depths of the pandemic.” Minister O’Brien added: “Compact growth was the focus of this round of URDF funding. The projects the Government is funding are geared towards sustainable growth of our urban settlements, supported by jobs, houses, services and amenities, as envisaged by the National Planning Framework. As well as compact growth, the fund supports our other national planning aims. In that sense the URDF is a unique approach to Government funding. Whilst many Government-funded programmes are for specific types of projects, the URDF funds a diverse set of integrated projects with integrated aims. I look forward to working with Galway City, and Galway, Mayo and Roscommon County Councils to progress these important projects.” The Minister concluded: “I understand there will be some disappointment in terms of projects which were unsuccessful and my Department will engage with local authorities and provide feedback in respect of unsuccessful proposals.” The projects were chosen after a rigorous assessment process, overseen by a project advisory board consisting of Government departments, State agencies and national and international experts in areas such as building, architecture and planning. In total, the department received 76 project proposals. Each local authority submitted at least one application. Today’s announcement honours the Programme for Government commitment to continue the URDF. ENDS Note to editors Galway City Council projects Galway City Council Transport Connectivity Project - €40.30 million The Galway City Council Transport Connectivity project focuses on connectivity, permeability, facilitating compact growth and creating multi-modal connections that will support an employment-based population while factoring in the population’s future climate adaptation needs. The project encompasses four transport-based sub-projects that will act as a catalyst for sustainable, compact growth in Galway City and County. These are: Ceannt Quarter Regeneration – Brownfield regeneration scheme comprising of redevelopment of Ceannt Station. It will result in an integrated transport hub in the heart of Galway City Centre. A ‘transport requirement study’ on the north lands. This will inform a strategy for future transport development needs. Galway City Cycle Network – a sustainable transport project to deliver a safe, cohesive city cycle network. It will include pedestrian facilities as part of the Galway Transport Strategy, building on work initiated in the ‘Call 1’ project. Ardaun Access Phase 2 – This will deliver new access routes for the new suburb of Ardaun through construction, redevelopment and linkage of roads. This follows on from a component of the ‘Call 1’ ‘Ardaun Upgrade of Martin Roundabout Parade Quarter’ project. Clifden Railway Cycle and Pedestrian Bridge – the provision of a pedestrian and cycling crossing on the old Clifden Railway Line abutments in the River Corrib. Galway Public Spaces and Streets Project - €8.64 million This project will provide new and improved public spaces in Galway City Centre. It focuses on five key locations that are identified in the Galway City Public Realm Strategy 2019. The works involved will support good place-making and long-term compact growth. They will also facilitate greater residential and employment growth within the city footprint. In addition, they will contribute to wider regeneration and support the planned transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient city through measures to reduce car use, enhance biodiversity, provide sustainable drainage and flood mitigation. The works at the five key locations are: Woodquay Regeneration Project – public realm works providing an opportunity for the creation of a new civic space, improved walkability of the city centre and linkages to the main shopping streets and public transport hubs. The project will provide good pedestrian links to the proposed Clifden Railway Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, linking to NUI Galway (part of the Transport Connectivity ‘Call 2’ project). Fishmarket Rejuvenation Project – public realm works to include flood defence measures, enhanced pedestrian access across the city centre, social, civic and scenic multi-use spaces along the River Corrib, linking to the proposed Greenway Network. Cathedral Plaza Project – works will consist of reallocation of road space for bus priority and walking and cycling; the creation of a new waterfront space along the River Corrib, linking to the adjacent (proposed) Greenway Network and Riverside Walkway. Eyre Square (North) Project – these traffic management works will rationalise and restrict vehicular movements, integrating with the Cross City Link bus priority measures. This will facilitate more space for pedestrians and accommodate both bicycle parking and bike rental stations. City Centre Streets Project – this project will involve expansion of the city centre pedestrian zone; integration with the Cross City Link; and delivery of a priority bus corridor with improved walking and cycle measures through the city centre. Galway Innovation and Creativity District - €4.3 million This project will involve master planning for the development of: a riverside campus that will regenerate this part of Galway and strengthen the linkages between business, research and a living city performance space to enrich the artistic life of the city and unleash the creativity of cultural engagement enhanced public realm affordable and sustainable on-campus accommodation for students and researchers expansion of the Galway to Connemara Greenway through the city and the university campus, to Moycullen, Oughterard and on to Clifden. URDF funding for Galway City Council to date: The €53.24 million in approved funding is in addition to €6.31 million in approved URDF funding for five ‘Call 1’ projects: ‘Ardaun Upgrade of Martin Roundabout Parade Quarter’; ‘Sandy Road Liosbán’; ‘Cycling & Walking’; ‘Nuns Island Masterplanning’; and ‘Regeneration of Galway Inner Harbour’. Total URDF funding approved to date: €59.55 million Galway County Council project Oranmore Railway Station - €9.28 million This project involves three distinct but related projects to promote sustainable growth around Oranmore Train Station. The projects will maximise the benefit of the rail infrastructure in particular and facilitate the future expansion of Oranmore as a compact development with high-quality public transport. The project consists of three sub-projects: railway infrastructure upgrades – this will include a 1km passing railway loop at existing Oranmore Train Station, including additional platform and associated infrastructure detailed design of the local centre and associated car park structure, and landscaping plan, for the lands south of the train station. This will ensure appropriate integration of the infrastructural works within the existing landscape and with future built development and amenities. a ‘study on the design development of typologies’ to implement the Urban Framework Plan. URDF funding for Galway County Council to date: Galway County Council submitted no projects under Call 1 in 2018. Total URDF funding approved to date: €9.28 million Mayo County Council projects Castlebar Historic Core Reactivation Initiative Project - €8.53 million This is a public realm project that will stimulate regeneration by redressing the deterioration of underutilised historic properties and backlands that frame the Mall (The Green), Castlebar’s historic urban core. The project consists of: public realm works in the Mall, to refurbish and rejuvenate its setting and to provide an enhanced connection to other parts of the town, including the Military Barracks and Ellison Street re-purposing the former Daly’s (Imperial) Hotel (built circa 1790) as an innovation hub. The innovation hub will be established as a centre of climate change action, environmental business-led research and the wider green and smart economy. It will form a part of the Atlantic Economic Corridor Enterprise Hub Project. re-purposing the former Castlebar Post Office (built circa 1904) as a community youth resource centre master plan and strategic site assembly at key locations in Castlebar Castlebar Military Barracks Project - €2.5 million This project is a follow-on to the masterplan for the multi-phased ‘Castlebar Military Barracks project’. The project’s first phase was funded under ‘Call 1’. The Military Barracks has significant potential as a catalyst for re-energising the centre of Castlebar. This phase of the project will involve detailed design, planning and essential enabling works to existing buildings. URDF funding for Mayo County Council to date: The €11.03 million in approved funding is in addition to €7.38 million in approved URDF funding for three ‘Call 1’ projects: ‘Ballina Innovation Quarter’, ‘Castlebar Urban Greenway Link’ and ‘Castlebar Military Barracks’ Total URDF funding approved to date: €18.40 million Roscommon County Council Project Roscommon Town Centre - Putting the Spokes back into the Hub - €9.2 million This is a public realm, social and green infrastructure project aimed at strategically reimaging and developing Roscommon Town. It aims to maximise its place-making potential and create a vibrant, liveable town where people will want to live. The project follows on from the two successful ‘Call 1’ projects that involved the preparation of frameworks, surveys, design studies and regeneration projects in Roscommon Town’s core. The project consists of four spokes centred around the town centre/hub: Spoke 1 – creation of a Civic Square, linking the new Linear Park on Circular Road to the Market Square and Main Street Commercial Hub Spoke 2 - activating backlands of Main Street through pedestrian links for town centre living Spoke 3 - development of opportunities for social infrastructure in the brownfield sites of Henry Street and Church Street Spoke 4 - creation of pedestrian and cycle routes to create a low-carbon transport county town URDF funding for Roscommon County Council to date: The €9.2 million in approved funding is in addition to €5.13 million in approved URDF funding for two ‘Call 1’ projects: ‘Realm Plan – Market Square and Main Street’ and ‘Roscommon Town Centre’ Total URDF funding approved to date: €14.32 million Analysis of the Western region’s needs Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon comprise the Western regional area. Galway City exerts a strong influence in much of the southern part of this region. Improved connectivity and a strengthening of the urban and employment structure, supported by the URDF, will provide new opportunities for development and growth, such as the emerging Atlantic Economic Corridor initiative. Galway is the largest urban centre in the Western regional area. It has been Ireland’s most rapidly developing urban area for half a century and is a key driver for the west of Ireland. The city is located at a pivotal point on the Atlantic Economic Corridor, from where the influence of Ireland’s southern Atlantic cities (Cork and Limerick) extends northwards. Urban Regeneration and Development Fund The URDF is one of four funds established under the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2027. It has an allocation of €2 billion to 2027. Its aim is to support more compact and sustainable development in Ireland’s five cities and other large urban areas. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible for administering the URDF. The seven chosen projects are consistent with the Northern and Western Regional Assembly’s Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy. Through the URDF, successful applicants receive targeted, integrated funding for innovative solutions to issues that have hindered urban regeneration and rejuvenation. The fund part-funds projects that will deliver a greater proportion of residential and mixed-use development within the existing built-up footprints of cities and large towns. The URDF’s significant capital investment acts as a catalyst for wider regeneration, development and growth. The IDA has already acknowledged the URDF’s important role in creating a sense of place, something considered essential for increasing Ireland’s attractiveness to foreign investment and strengthening opportunities for indigenous enterprise. URDF ‘Call 1’ funding: The URDF is already providing assistance for major regeneration projects in Ireland’s larger urban areas. Under ‘Call 1’ of the URDF, 87 projects are being funded. Details were announced in November 2018. These projects are spread across the regions and span a number of the NPF’s objectives. The total provisional allocations to date in respect of these 87 projects is just under €300m. URDF ‘Call 2’ funding: a second call for funding proposals was announced in January 2020. It focused on (1) integrated urban developments (2) strategic development areas combining a number of elements and (3) schemes that support wider climate action objectives and quality of life factors within cities and towns. Projects aim to deliver compact growth whilst ensuring more of our urban areas become attractive and vibrant places in which to live, work, visit and invest. More information on the URDF is available at: www.gov.ie/urdf Local Minister Darragh O’Brien has welcomed the new €50m suite of measures to support the commercial live performance sector to assist producers, promoters, venues and musicians.
The funding package, which was agreed at Cabinet today, includes a significantly enhanced Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS), a separate support - Music Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS) for sole traders and music businesses to pay fixed costs, a capital fund to install recording facilities and a local performance scheme this summer for village and town centres. Commenting Minister O’Brien said, “As we are all aware the live entertainment sector is one of the worst affected by the pandemic. Doors have shut, performances with audiences are gone, the ability of artists to create is limited and jobs have been lost, so I was very pleased to support a proposal at Cabinet for a €50m package for the sector. “The measures include a €25m Live Performance Support Scheme, a €14m new support scheme for live entertainment businesses, €5m to local authorities for outdoor live performances, €5m in capital supports for the live entertainment sector and €1m for St. Patrick’s Festival 2021. “We all look to this sector for some light-hearted fun, and we know we will certainly need this once we have come through the other side of this pandemic, so we need to make sure we have an industry which can prosper again when it is safe to do so,” he concluded. 32.4% reduction compared to the assessment conducted in September 2016
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, TD, has today (9 March 2021) published the 2020 Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) which shows a decrease in the total number of households on the social housing waiting list. The results show that 61,880 households were assessed as being qualified for, and in need of, social housing support as of 2 November 2020, down from 68,693 households on 24 June 2019. This represents a decrease of 6,813, or 9.9%. It also represents a total decrease of 29,720 or 32.4% since 2016. The Minister welcomed the results, noting that for a fourth consecutive year the overall number of households on local authority waiting lists continued to decrease. Commenting on the figures Minister O’Brien said, “These results are evidence that Government investment in the suite of social housing support initiatives is working. Just under 25,000 households had their housing needs met last year and Budget 2021 has made available €3.3 billion for housing delivery programmes. This investment will deliver 12,750 new social homes, the largest social housing delivery programme in the history of the state. The numbers we see published today are evidence of the real and positive impact this delivery is having on the people who need our help the most.” The 2020 SSHA figures build on the momentum gained in 2019, when the list fell by 3,165, which represented a reduction of 4.4%. Minister O’Brien welcomed the decrease but acknowledged that “whilst this is positive news we must not, and will not, lose sight of the fact that there are still nearly 62,000 households who are relying on us for the provision of housing support. The Programme for Government has committed to delivering more than 50,000 new social homes over the coming five years. In addition, we will also deliver additional affordable homes through our new affordable homes initiatives, whilst continuing to support households to meet their housing need through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme. This level of investment and commitment to delivery will ensure we are in a position to meet our ambitious targets and provide homes for those who need them.” Minister O’Brien concluded that “the annual SSHA process plays a vital role in helping local authorities to properly target the delivery of social housing supports through build, acquisition, leasing, HAP and RAS in their area. When combined with the significant Exchequer funding it ensures that the housing needs of our citizens can and will be met in an appropriate and timely way.” The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has today (9 March 2021) published details of social housing delivery in 2020 alongside the Construction Status Report for 2020.
In 2020 over 24,000 households had their housing need meet through the allocation of a new social home, or through the supports provided by the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). A total of 7,827 new social homes were delivered in 2020 including 5,073 new build homes, 1,314 targeted acquisitions by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies and 1,440 homes delivered through leasing programmes. The restrictions and partial shutdown of construction activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on the delivery of social homes in 2020, with a number of projects delayed until 2021. Commenting Minister O’Brien said, “At the end of 2020 housing delivery had reached over 70% of the original target, clearly demonstrating the impact COVID-19 and the subsequent shutdown in construction has had in 2020. At the end June, just 1,478 new social homes had been delivered, including 739 new build homes. This represented 13% of the overall target for 2020. The second half of the year showed a strong rebound with local authorities working with their delivery partners to deliver almost 7,000 new homes. I want to commend the local authorities, the Approved Housing Bodies and the construction industry for putting in place effective protocols to mitigate against COVID, to allow for increased output over the final six months of the year.” The Minister also published the Construction Status Report (CSR) for Quarter 4 2020. The CSR provides scheme level detail on new build social housing activity in each local authority area. Commenting on the report Minister O’Brien said, “The report shows a strong pipeline for new social homes with 8,555 social homes on site and over 9,000 homes at various stages of the approval process. The key priority for my Department is increasing the supply of social housing, I intend to publish our new housing plan ‘Housing for All’ later this summer. It will build on our commitments in the Programme for Government and provide a roadmap, with a whole of Government approach, to outline how we get to a housing system that gives us the sustainable supply we need, at a price that people can afford, with appropriate housing options for the most vulnerable in our society,” he said. Noting the publication of the 2020 Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) which shows a decrease in the total number of households on the social housing waiting list, Minister O’Brien said, “While the number of households on the social housing list remains very high, it is welcome to see an almost 10% decrease in 2020. Driving these numbers down while increasing supply is essential. Increasing the supply of social homes, with a focus on new build homes will be a central element of “Housing for All,” he concluded. Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcom Noonan have condemned the illegal wildfires that took place over the weekend in Wicklow Mountains National Park and the Slieve Bloom Mountains in Co Laois, which damaged protected habitats and species, put communities and private property at risk and placed unnecessary additional burden on the emergency services.
Minister O’Brien said: “Wildfires do not occur naturally in Ireland. The main cause of such conflagrations is thought to be the deliberate starting of fires without concern for the emergency services, the local wildlife, habitat, communities or even private property close by.” Minister Noonan commented that: “The illegal fires over the weekend in Wicklow Mountains National Park and in the Slieve Blooms in Co Laois have destroyed important upland habitat and displaced and potentially killed local wildlife at a critical time of year for many species. Both of these sites are Special Areas of Conservation and among the most precious places in Ireland for nature. Indeed, the Slieve Blooms SAC is home to a thriving population of hen harriers and other rare bird species, all nesting this time of year. Setting these fires is absolutely criminal and an all-too-frequent tragedy.” Minister Noonan added: “The setting of these fires is irresponsible and reckless and shows a disregard not only for nature, but also for people – the communities who live in these areas and have to breathe in the smoke, the individuals and families whose property is put at risk, and of course for our emergency services. In the midst of a pandemic it is incredible that our emergency services are put in a position whereby their resources are pulled in this direction.” Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts 1976, as amended, prohibits the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. Minister Noonan continued: “The National Parks and Wildlife Service in my Department will examine our own drone footage, drone footage from the Civil Defence and Copernicus satellite data to investigate and fully assess the damage caused by these fires. In the last week, NPWS has deployed increased fire patrols at our sites and remains in close liaison with both the Gardaí and the Fire Services. These patrols have targeted known fire high risk areas. Where appropriate, cross compliance is pursued with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. My staff are committed to finding solutions to these fires and I call on all stakeholders including the local communities to work with us to find a way forward.” Minister O’Brien concluded: “I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for the Fire Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service staff and the Civil Defence who work tirelessly and selflessly to battle these fires year in and year out. It is incumbent on all of us as custodians of nature and the land to work together to find solutions to avoid this happening in the future. If anyone has any information about the fires in Wicklow or Laois, please contact your local NPWS office or the Gardaí.” This morning Minister Noonan will visit the site of one of the fires in the Wicklow Mountains National Park.
08 March 2021 The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, today announced €35.1 million in funding for three regeneration projects in the North-East region of Cavan, Louth and Monaghan. The projects are being funded under ‘Call 2’ of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). The URDF part-funds projects aimed at enhancing urban areas to make them more attractive places in which to live, work, visit and invest. The three local authorities, which will deliver these multi-annual projects, will receive this funding. The projects for which URDF support have been approved are:
All selected projects support the National Planning Framework’s ‘national strategic outcome’ of compact growth, a particular focus of the second call for URDF proposals. The URDF aims to facilitate a greater proportion of residential and commercial development, supported by infrastructure, services and amenities, within the existing built-up areas of larger urban settlements. Announcing the provisional allocations this morning, Minister O’Brien said: “This funding will support projects in the North-East that will enhance quality of life for many people. The projects are all about making these areas more attractive places in which to live, work, visit and invest. These three projects focus on regenerating town centres, an important priority for this Government, through a mixture of works to create public spaces, centres for working and community, and works to connect areas in the towns. I believe this funding can be a catalyst for regeneration, development and growth. It will also provide much-needed economic stimulus and job creation in Cavan, Louth and Monaghan as our economy emerges from the depths of the pandemic.” Minister O’Brien added: “Compact growth was the focus of this round of URDF funding. The projects the Government is funding are geared towards sustainable growth of our urban settlements, supported by jobs, houses, services and amenities, as envisaged by the National Planning Framework. As well as compact growth, the fund supports our other national planning aims. In that sense the URDF is a unique approach to Government funding. Whilst many funds are for specific projects, the URDF funds a diverse set of integrated projects with integrated aims. I look forward to working with Cavan, Louth and Monaghan County Councils to progress these important projects. “I understand there will be some disappointment in terms of projects which were unsuccessful and my Department will engage with Local Authorities and provide feedback in respect of unsuccessful proposals.” The projects were chosen after a rigorous assessment process, overseen by a project advisory board consisting of Government departments, State agencies and national and international experts in areas such as building, architecture and planning. In total, the department received 76 project proposals. Each local authority submitted at least one application. Today’s announcement honours the Programme for Government commitment to continue the URDF. [ENDS] Note to editors Cavan County Council project Abbeylands Regeneration Project - €14.49 million This projects aims to stimulate the development of the Abbeylands Cultural Quarter and to regenerate this important town centre. It is the follow-on capital element to a related Masterplan for the Abbeylands area of Cavan Town Centre. The Masterplan was funded under ‘Call 1’. This URDF-supported project will involve:
The €14.49 million in approved funding is in addition to €262,500 in approved URDF funding for the Cavan Town Centre project (a ‘Call 1’ project). Total URDF funding approved to date: €14.76 million Louth County Council project St Nicholas Quarter and Backlands Regeneration (Dundalk) - €7.49 million This project aims to reinvigorate and transform St Nicholas Quarter, an area that has experienced high levels of vacancy, piecemeal/ad-hoc development and dereliction over the last 30 years. This transformative project will stimulate the development of high-quality higher density residential schemes and a rejuvenated urban quarter. This project will consist of:
The €7.49 million in approved funding is in addition to €1.01 million in approved URDF funding for two projects, the ‘Long Walk Quarter Dundalk’ and ‘Westgate Vision’ projects (‘Call 1’ projects). Total URDF funding approved to date: €8.50 million Monaghan County Council project Dublin Street Regeneration - €13.1 million This project aims to regenerate a large brownfield site in the core of Monaghan Town. The proposal includes the creation of new linkages between land-locked brownfield lands and the existing town street network, and the creation of new public spaces. The project will deliver the infrastructure works and development of suitable, serviced and accessible development lands, creating the physical environment for the development of new buildings for mixed-use purposes. The proposal involves two sub-projects:
The €13.11 million in approved funding is in addition to €1.29 million in approved URDF funding for the Dublin Street Regeneration project (a ‘Call 1’ project). Total URDF funding approved to date: €14.40 million Analysis of North-East needs The key driver for this regional area is the cross-border network and the influence of the Dublin Metropolitan Area. Addressing economic and urban resilience are strategic priorities for this area. The maintenance of seamless cross-border movement of people, goods and services, together with improvements in digital and physical infrastructure, will create new opportunities to leverage employment and for sustainable population growth, focused on the county towns. Targeted investment through the URDF will enable more opportunities to support appropriate development in this region, strategically important due to its effective equidistance between the Dublin, Belfast and Derry City regions. Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
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