FF to focus on Dublin’s image

A NEW ‘business improvement districts’ scheme forms the centrepiece of Fianna Fáil’s local election manifesto for Dublin, launched yesterday.

The scheme would help improve the image of key districts in the city to make them more attractive for business and for tourists, the party’s director of elections, Environment Minister Martin Cullen said yesterday.

The proposal calls on businesses in defined areas to make voluntary contributions to pay for extra local services, facilities and amenities. These contributions would pay for services over and above those supplied by the local authority.