Social and Affordable Housing.

Tuesday, 9 November 2004

Questions (317)

Eamon Gilmore

Question:

376 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a cost plan for a proposed social housing scheme at a location (details supplied) in County Dublin; when he received the cost plan; if he has given consideration to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27798/04]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)

My Department received a budget cost application in August 2004 from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for the construction of 103 houses at Stonebridge Road, Shankill, involving the combining of phases one and two of the original proposals. My Department is awaiting a technical report from the council on measures to address the presence of ground gas on the site before determining a budget cost for the scheme prior to the seeking of tenders.