Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021
403. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing sites in Ballymun and Finglas that are actively been considered for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53210/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides both capital and current funding to local authorities across a range of funding initiatives to assist them in providing homes for families and individuals on their social housing waiting lists and to support affordable purchase and cost rental tenures.
To provide transparency for new social housing projects being advanced, each quarter my Department publishes a Social Housing Construction Status Report and updated Social Housing Delivery statistics for all years from 1999. The report for Quarter 2, 2021 is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/cb885-social-housing-construction-projects-status-reports/. These quarterly reports provide details of the social housing construction schemes completed and those in the pipeline for all local authorities including Dublin City Council (DCC). While the identification of sites in Ballymun and Finglas is a matter for the local authority, new applications for funding consideration will be welcomed by my Department.
DCC have informed my Department that their Housing Development section is working with all relevant stakeholders, including the local elected members and local community, to progress the delivery of a mixed typology of housing in the Ballymun and Finglas areas to meet current and future housing needs.
