Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016
272. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the locations of the 15 social houses which are currently being constructed in County Louth; and if these 15 houses are new and additional houses or if they are replacement dwellings for social houses which have been demolished. [37116/16]
View answer273. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposed social housing construction which is planned for County Louth over the term of the action plan for housing; and the locations of this social housing. [37117/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together.
In relation to the 15 social houses referred to in Question 272, 14 units have been completed under the regeneration of Coxes Demesne, Dundalk and a further unit will be delivered under the CAS programme by the year end in Drogheda. In addition, Louth County Council has acquired 24 properties under CPO and a further 49 through general acquisitions. Works are required to be carried out on these units and these works range from minor repairs to more extensive works requiring special adaptations to meet the needs of the identified tenants.
Contractors were appointed and are on site and works are due to be completed before Christmas on the rehabilitation of Woodlands Halting Site. Work is also due to get underway in the near future on 3 social housing units at Bothar Brugha in Drogheda. Louth County Council is also in the process of procuring a design team for a development of approximately 15 houses in Father Finn Park in Louth Village and is also extensively involved in the development of social housing in Dunleer through the PPP bundles.
It should be noted that there has been significant liaison with the various Approved Housing Bodies who are constructing social housing in the Louth area. Indeed, a range of projects are currently at the various stages of approval, including Clontygora Phase 2; College Manor, Dundalk; Castlecourt, Castlebellingham; Coulter Place, Dundalk; Liscorrie, Drogheda; Riverside Court, Drogheda; Clos Na Manach, Carlingford; and Scarlet St, Drogheda. There are many other projects in earlier stages of discussion.
