Urban Development

Thursday, 28 May 2026

Ceisteanna (392)

Pádraig Rice

Ceist:

392. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, to clarify the details of the purchase made by Cork City Council of the counting house property using Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) funding; to detail the amount of land included in this purchase; to clarify if URDF funding was used to pave on the private land in front of the counting house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40948/26]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, a total of €27.2m of funding was made available to Cork City Council to acquire the former Counting House and Car Park at Brewery Quarter, South Main Street, at a purchase price of €35m (ex. VAT). The site area that is the subject of the acquisition is c. 4,850m² which equates to approximately 1.2 acres.

This purchase was concluded recently, after the plaza fronting the Counting House which formed part of the acquisition was completed. In that context, URDF funding was not available for this purpose.