Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
526. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new dwelling units to be constructed for social housing in 2014, 2015 and 2016 in areas controlled by Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and Wicklow County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29464/14]
View answerThe number and method of delivery of social housing units in future years is determined in the course of the annual Estimates process. The Social Housing Strategy, which is to be published in Q3 of 2014, will inform the upcoming Estimates discussions. The financial parameters within which we continue to operate will not facilitate a return to large-scale Exchequer capital funded construction programmes. However, earlier this year, I signalled a return to modest levels of new social housing construction with an announcement of 1,000 new housing starts over the 2014-2015 period.
In March 2014, I announced the approval of some 56 social housing construction projects with an overall value of some €68 million under the Local Authority housing construction programme for 2014-2015. This will deliver 449 new units of accommodation for people on the housing waiting list. Under the recently announced capital stimulus for the construction sector, of which some €50 million is earmarked for social housing, an additional €20 million will be made available to support new social housing construction projects in areas with acute housing need. I intend to announce detail s of the projects to be progressed very shortly.
Details of the funding being provided to the four Dublin authorities and Wicklow County Council under the €68 million investment in the local authority construction programme for the period 2014-2015 are set out in the following table.
|
Local Authority |
Project Location |
No. of Units |
Amount allocated € |
|
Dublin City Council |
Buttercup, Darndale |
35 |
7,900,000 |
|
- |
Ballybough, Dublin |
9 |
2,500,000 |
|
Dún Laoghaire / Rathdown County Council |
Cromlech Close, Kilternan, Co. Dublin |
15 |
2,578,807 |
|
- |
Clontibret House, Blackrock |
2 |
550,000 |
|
Fingal County Council |
Glasmore Rd, Swords |
12 |
2,000,000 |
|
- |
Cappagh, Finglas |
27 |
2,750,000 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
Belgard Road, Tallaght |
3 |
600,000 |
|
- |
St Finian ' s, Lucan |
2 |
461,175 |
|
- |
Suncroft, Tallaght |
10 |
2,345,571 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
1 Special Needs Unit at Roundwood |
1 |
180,000 |
|
- |
1 Special Needs Unit at Ard Na Gréine Bray |
1 |
60,000 |
|
- |
Emoclew, Arklow (Phase 2) |
8 |
540,000 |
|
OVERALL TOTAL |
|
125 |
22,465,553 |
In addition to the above measure s, it is anticipated that over 160 units will be completed or commence construction in 2014 under the regeneration programme for Dublin City. A further 416 units of accommodation will be provided nationally under my Department's Capital Assistance Programme for 2014 -2015. Some 159 of these will be provided across the five authorities referred to.
