Roderic O'Gorman
Ceist:154. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Task Force Report. [27652/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 15 April 2026
Ceisteanna (154, 155)
Roderic O'Gorman
Ceist:155. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach regarding the funding of elements of the Dublin City Task Force Report within their line departments. [27653/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together.
The IDG submitted its report to Government in June, 2025 along with a comprehensive 10-year Roadmap for Delivery of the Taskforce Report, outlining specific actions across departments and agencies, to make Dublin city centre a more thriving, attractive, and safe cityscape; and a desirable location to live, work, do business and visit.
The IDG Report and Roadmap for Delivery can be found at:
www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/publications/dublin-city-taskforce/
Government agreed that the Roadmap will be implemented in three phases and across five strands in a defined geographic area at the heart of Dublin City.
The Oversight Board overseeing the Delivery of the Roadmap of the Dublin City Taskforce is chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach and comprises the relevant Departments and Agencies.
Central to implementation of the Taskforce Report are:
• A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to drive delivery and to support the specific capital developments relevant to the project.
• A 10 Year Integrated Area Strategy for Dublin city centre to optimise funding and investment and tackle vacancy and dereliction;
• Accelerated delivery of landmark capital projects in the city centre through additional funding in the URDF under the NDP review;
• Redevelopment of the GPO Complex as an ambitious and historic flagship project, which will be managed by the OPW.
Work on these actions is progressing in line with the timelines laid out in the Roadmap. Dublin City Council is progressing the establishment of the SPV, which is a new legal entity. In the meantime, Dublin City Council is putting staff with the required technical skills for an interim Programme Management Unit in place to drive delivery while work is advancing to set up the SPV.
The work of the Oversight Board dovetails with that of Dublin City Council’s Rejuvenation Action Group (RAG), which is focused on tackling issues relating to safety, movement and public realm at the heart of Dublin city.
The IDG recommended maximising the funding potential of existing options.
The Roadmap creates an enabling environment designed to build confidence with business, landholders and investors to get involved in achieving a new vision for Dublin City Centre and to drive private sector investment. Measures announced in Budget 2026, such as the changes to the Living City Initiative, will support regeneration and efforts to tackle vacancy and dereliction in the city.
Each relevant department and agency will factor the funding requirements of specific actions under the Roadmap for Delivery into the appropriate phases of the revised NDP and funding allocations for different sectors. Additional funding under the new Towns and Cities Regeneration Investment Fund (formerly URDF) has been provided under the revised NDP which will help create redevelopment momentum more generally and support creation of the oversight structures and support the set-up of the SPV.
For revenue costs relating to services (whether new or existing commitments), these will be dealt with in the Estimates processes year-on-year, which has commenced in Budget 2026.
The IDG also recommended stronger Enforcement of the Derelict Sites Act and the collection of levies on an annual basis. Work is underway to introduce the new Derelict Property Tax which was announced in the Budget.
Upcoming changes to the Local Property Tax will support the accrual of the Local Government Fund by Local Authorities for discretionary spending.
The IDG report recommended that a detailed proposal for an accommodation tax at a national level, applicable to all local authorities on an opt-in basis, be developed by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Work on the proposal is being progressed by these departments in conjunction with the Oversight Board.
Question No. 155 answered with Question No. 154.