Urban Development
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-24
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State. In essence, it is obvious to all that this funding needs to come forward. In summary, the strong rationale for this investment has been validated in the community, cultural and civic action plan for Dundrum by the provision, as the Minister of State said already in his response, of €4 million from earlier URDF funding. Basically, there has been a substantial amount of money put into this project and this concept. We need to get it from the concept up. We could not surely turn our backs on that sort of investment and move away.
I am confident that the TDs and Ministers in that constituency, of all parties are none, are fully behind it. All the local authority members are behind it. I want to acknowledge, of course, Mr. Frank Curran, chief executive of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. They are all committed. There is no reason it should not happen. It makes sense and is in line with Government policy. Higher densities, tighter-knit communities and less, shall we say, private open space as opposed to public open space, necessitate good strong cultural and educational play, sports and recreation facilities and, of course, the cultural aspect is very important in this particular project. I wish it well. I thank the Minister of State for his detailed and informative response. I will share it with the elected members of the council this afternoon.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-24