Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 April 2017
311. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the development and delivery of housing in locations (details supplied); the amount of funding and number of units which will be provided on each site; when these units will be made available to be occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18054/17]
View answerStage 1 (approval in principle) to the provision of 56 social housing units in Phase 1A of the first project referred to was granted in December 2016 with a budget of €17,859,976. This is the first phase of a mixed tenure re-development of the entire site to deliver approximately 600 dwellings in total with a mix of 30% social, 20% affordable and 50% private housing. At present, the application by Dublin city Council to proceed to Stage 2 (pre-planning design) is being considered. The process of de-tenanting the remaining residents is also under consideration. It is expected that the project will be completed by 2020, with phased handover of units to allow speedy tenanting as the project progresses.
Stage 1 approval (approval in principle) was issued on 29 June, 2016 for the delivery of 72 residential units in the second project referred to, with a budget of €21,615,125. The proposed units will allow for the re-housing of some 50 households from the existing west side blocks at the location and create 22 new units for households from the Council’s housing lists. The Council will then be in a position to consider options for the west side blocks. Both the Council and my Department are in the process of progressing the scheme to Stage 2. It is hoped that the scheme will go to tender in 2017 and it is expected that the scheme will be completed in 2019.
