Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2023
301. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding given by his Department to Dublin City Council for stage 1 capital appraisal approval for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House; the total amount of funding made available to DCC for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/23]
View answer302. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding from his Department for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House can be used to take intermediate measures to deal with damp and mould issues, including the replacement of single glazing in units there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31738/23]
View answerIn March 2022 my Department issued Stage 1 approval to Dublin City Council for the redevelopment of Blocks L, M and N at Oliver Bond House. In June 2023 my Department received a revised Stage 1 submission which is currently under consideration.
My Department is not in a position to release the amount of funding approved or requested at this early stage (Stage 1) as this is subject to change as the project progresses through the pre-construction process including design and costings, planning approval and public procurement/tendering.
In addition to funding provided by the local authorities themselves in respect of their own housing stock, my Department provides funding across a number of programmes to support the local authority work to maintain and improve their social housing stock. It is a matter for the local authority to identify their priorities and make submissions for funding consideration under the various schemes to my Department.
