Dublin Docklands Development Authority to be wound up by Christmas, says Joan Burton

The Tánaiste says the controversial Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) will be wound up before Christmas.

This is despite a recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommendation that the quango be kept in place until issues relating to the Longboat Quay development are resolved. Yesterday, Joan Burton said the DDDA — which has been plagued by controversy over the purchase of the old Irish Glass Bottle Site in Ringsend — would be dissolved in the coming weeks. Labour party colleague Joe Costello confirmed: “It should be passed before Christmas.”

The dissolution Bill is due to go before the Dáil next Thursday and will then be forwarded onto the Seanad.