Social and Affordable Housing

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2018

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Questions (631)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

631. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 1 November 2018 if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn towards additional architectural drawings regarding a property (details supplied) that was not within the local authorities boundary for works that included aspirational features such as additional car parking at the end of a public road; the status of the funds extended to the local authority to date for the project; if the local quantity surveyor will attend the next quarterly meeting with departmental officials or that of the contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49469/18]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

As clarified in responses previously on this matter, the management of this and all other social housing projects are matters for the local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies implementing the projects. Consequently, my Department is not directly involved with the ongoing management of issues that arise in the implementation of this project. As with all similar social housing construction projects, funding is made available to the local authority in line with their advancement of the project. 

The quarterly meetings held between the local authorities and my Department are technical meetings with a focus on architectural/quantity surveying issues arising on the social housing construction projects of the local authorities. Issues relating to these projects raised at the quarterly meetings remain the responsibility of the parties to the contract, those being the local authority and the contractor in question.