COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 14, 2008

HEADED ITEM NO. 12

 

Applications for Financial Assistance under the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme, Capital Assistance Scheme and Communal Facilities Grant Scheme from Respond Housing Association in accordance with Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act,1992 for a Housing Development at Cookstown Way, Springfield, Tallaght.

REPLY:

An application has been received from Respond Housing Association for funding in the amount of €36,313,820 to fund a development of 190 social housing units at Cookstown Way, Springfield, Tallaght.  The Association is an approved Voluntary Housing Body under Section 5 of the Housing Act, 1988 and has considerable experience throughout Ireland in the management of such projects.  The funding application is split between three funding schemes as follows:

Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme       €15,714.055.00

Capital Assistance Scheme                  €19,174,765.00

Communal Facilities Grant Scheme        €1,425,000.00

The accommodation will provide a mix of general needs housing, housing for applicants with intellectual difficuties and housing for the elderly.  The accommodation consists of 15 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 48 no. 2 bed apartments, 106 no. 1 bedroom apartments, Group house of 12 no. units, short term housing facility of 9 no. units.

Planning Permission in respect of the development was granted by An Bord Pleanala on 13th December 2004 (Reg. Ref SD03A0804 refers) http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx?pageid=144 and work is projected to commence on site in January 2008.

The Council at it's meeting held on 14th February 2005 (minute number C/0119/05) approved a land acquisition loan in the sum of €6,620,000 to fund the purchase of lands for the development and this amount is included in the total funding of €36,313,820 now sought.

Under Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 the granting of assistance under the Capital Assistance, Communal Facilities Grant and Capital Loan and Subsidy Schemes is a reserved function of the Council.

Accordingly, the following motion is required:

"That this Council recommends that the application for a grant in the amount of €19,174,765 under the Capital Assistance Scheme, a grant of €1,425,000 under the Communal Facilities Grant Scheme and a loan of €15,714,055 under the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme to Respond Housing Association  for a development of 190 social housing units at Cookstown Way, Springfield, Tallaght in accordance with the requirements of Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 be approved."