The social housing project referred to in the question is being advanced by Mayo County Council with funding support from my Department under the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme. While my Department had provided post-tender (Stage 4) approval for the project to advance to construction, the Council has now advised that it needs to be re-tendered arising from difficulties with elements of the work and the tendered costs. The Council has further advised that the re-tendering process is well advanced and my Department hopes to have a new cost proposal from the Council as soon as possible.
The management of this project, including the timing of the appointment of contractors, the completion of the project and its tenanting, are all matters for the Council. I am very keen that it advances as soon as possible and further detailed information on the specific contract and delivery issues, if needed, should be available directly from Mayo County Council.