Work is to resume on seven of eight building projects which are part of the regeneration of Ballymun, the High Court was told yesterday.
On foot of an agreement between the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health and Ballymun Regeneration Ltd, Mr Justice McCracken agreed yesterday to make a further variation to an order of October 9th which had directed work to stop on the eight projects.
Last week, the order was varied to allow work to resume on three of them.
Yesterday, the judge was told agreement had been reached which would permit work to resume on four additional projects, leaving just one outstanding.
The judge said "common sense" had prevailed.
The four sites are at: Shangan Coultry 1A (McInerney Construction Ltd); Shangan Coultry 1B (Pierse Contracting Ltd); Shangan Coultry 1C (Gem Construction Ltd); and Shangan 2A, 2B and 2C (Gem Construction Ltd).
Last week's order variation had already provided for work to restart on three other locations: McCabe Builders, Poppintree 1A, Ballymun; McInerney Construction Ltd, Coultry 2A, Ballymun; and Harvey Contracting Service Ltd, Sillogue 2A, 2B and 2C, Ballymun.
The October 9th interim order was sought by the authority. It was varied on October 12th to allow for safety and remedial works only and again on October 18th to allow work to restart on three of the projects.
What was described yesterday as "constructive discussions" between the sides have now permitted work to resume on seven of the eight projects.
At the request of Ballymun Regeneration Ltd work on the project had initially stopped voluntarily on September 28th after the death of a four-year-old boy who was hit by a construction vehicle near his home.
The interim order, with the variations agreed, continues to October 31st, when the matter will again be mentioned with a view to fixing a date for the hearing of an application for an interlocutory order.
If that application proceeds and such an order is granted, it will apply pending the determination of proceedings between the authority and Ballymun Regeneration Ltd.
However, both sides have liberty to apply to the court before that if further agreement is reached.