The Government announced that additional public health restrictions would apply under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19 on 6 January 2021. The additional restrictions required all construction activity to cease from 6pm on Friday 8 January, with certain exemptions, including social housing developments meeting certain criteria. These measures are set out in the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. The Housing Agency is maintaining a register of sites, which have been designated as essential social housing projects under the Regulations. The table below sets out the number of sites designated in each local authority. I have not received any complaints in relation to non-compliance at these sites.
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Local Authority
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No. of Projects Designated
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Carlow County Council
|
10
|
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Cavan County Council
|
4
|
|
Clare County Council
|
4
|
|
Cork City Council
|
16
|
|
Cork County Council
|
23
|
|
Donegal County Council
|
5
|
|
Dublin City Council
|
18
|
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
|
10
|
|
Fingal County Council
|
8
|
|
Galway City Council
|
5
|
|
Galway County Council
|
7
|
|
Kerry County Council
|
12
|
|
Kildare County Council
|
31
|
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
6
|
|
Laois County Council
|
13
|
|
Leitrim County Council
|
3
|
|
Limerick City and County Council
|
14
|
|
Longford County Council
|
4
|
|
Louth County Council
|
12
|
|
Mayo County Council
|
5
|
|
Meath County Council
|
6
|
|
Monaghan County Council
|
7
|
|
Offaly County Council
|
2
|
|
Roscommon County Council
|
4
|
|
Sligo County Council
|
3
|
|
South Dublin County Council
|
10
|
|
Tipperary County Council
|
2
|
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Waterford City and County Council
|
12
|
|
Westmeath County Council
|
10
|
|
Wexford County Council
|
11
|
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Wicklow County Council
|
16
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Total
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293
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