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Doolan welcomes Lansdowne deal

Published: 8 May, 2007

Sinn Féin's Dublin South East candidate, Cllr. Daithí Doolan, has welcomed the €2.4m compensation deal for the residents affected by the proposed Lansdowne Road Stadium development.

Speaking after the Council meeting this afternoon Cllr. Doolan said:

"I am delighted that the residents can rest assured that they will receive what I believe to be a fair and equitable compensation for the disruption caused by this major development."

Cllr. Doolan outlined:

"The deal totalling €2.44m consists of €1.94m for residents most effected by the disruption and a further €500,000 to be set aside for those other residents who wish to apply for compensation. Separate to this a further €100,000 will be made available on an annual basis to be spent by a community based monitoring group."

In conclusion Cllr. Doolan said:

"I am now happy to urge my Sinn Fein colleagues to endorse the leasing of the Dodder river bank and allow the development to proceed."