Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
366. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason his Department is not putting pressure on an association (details supplied) to develop or renovate the ground floor of a building in County Donegal to be used for council tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25525/21]
View answerI understand from Donegal County Council that the housing project referred to by the Deputy, was developed by Respond Housing Association and provides 21 apartments for older people. I also understand that some accommodation that was planned by the Housing Association as a 'Group Home' within the overall development, requires some additional work to make it fit for purpose.
My Department has requested Donegal County Council, which holds the mortgage on the property, to obtain proposals from the Housing Association as to how the available space can be brought into full use for social housing. I look forward to the Council and the Housing Association identifying a way forward to make full use of the facility over and above the 21 apartments already provided.
The oversight of social housing provision in any area is the responsibility of the relevant local authority which has statutory responsibility for these matters and holds the mortgage for such Housing Associations developments.
