Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2023
46. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the provision of social housing at Kildonan Lands, Church of the Annunciation and Berryfield in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32999/23]
View answerMy Department publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), which provides details of social housing developments that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of design and tender processes. The most recent CSR (Quarter 4 2022) is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/14f82-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q4-2022/
In November 2021 my Department issued Stage 1 approval under the Capital Assistance scheme for the construction of 10 units in Berryfield Drive in Finglas. The AHB involved in this project issued notice on 13 June 2023 of their intention to withdraw from this project. This is due to project difficulties encountered in pre-construction. Dublin City Council are currently exploring alternative options for this site.
In May 2020 my Department issued Stage 1 approval for the construction of 75 Social Housing units at Kildonan Road. My Department recently met with Dublin City Council regarding this project. Due to a recent rezoning Dublin City Council are exploring providing a higher density on this site with an increase in the previously approved 75 units expected at Stage 2. DCC have advised that they expect to submit a Sage 2 application in the coming months.
The site at the Church of the Annunciation is included in Bundle 4 of the Social Housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme which I announced in June 2022 in conjunction with Bundle 5. I subsequently announced the launch of Bundle 6 in January 2023, and the current PPP Programme will deliver over 3,500 units across six bundles of sites.
The site at the Church of the Annunciation has scope to deliver in the region of 100 social housing units. A Design Team has been appointed for Bundles 4 and 5 and the design development process is underway in conjunction with the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), Dublin City Council and the other relevant local authorities in Bundles 4 and 5.
