Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 January 2022
200. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the proposed public housing development at Shanganagh Castle, Shankill, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4017/22]
View answerIn July 2020 approval was granted by Cabinet to allow the Land Development Agency (LDA) and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (DLR) to proceed to tender for the construction of 597 units at Shanganagh Castle.
This flagship LDA project will deliver 597 homes on public land, combining social, cost rental and affordable homes in the first such development in the State. This important project is intended to act as a pathfinder for other mixed tenure schemes which are key to delivering public housing on public land.
This project will see the construction of 200 social housing units which will be funded through social housing capital funding. The remaining costs associated with the cost rental and affordable purchase homes will be met by Affordable Housing Fund.
The tender process is on-going and my Department are currently carrying out a preliminary review of the draft Final Business Case. Following tender reports and selection of the preferred bidder, planned for the end of March 2022, the LDA and DLR will submit the updated Final Business Case to my Department for review and approval. Following cabinet approval to proceed, construction is expected to commence in Q3 2022.
