COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 12, 2009

QUESTION NO.13

QUESTION: Councillor D. Keating

To ask the Manager to report in detail on what measures are being taken to ensure that this Council's house building programmes contain provisions to ensure that the Council's housing is of such quality that will contribute to an acceptable quality of life for residents?

REPLY:

Council housing scheme design overall is guided principally by two Dept. Of Environment publications - Building Sustainable Communities (Dec 2005) and Quality Housing For Sustainable Communities (2007). The latter document is based , among other sources, on urban lessons developed in Adamstown and other South Dublin schemes as acknowledged by the Department itself. New schemes are presented firstly to the relevant Area Committee for comment . Consultation takes place before, during and frequently after the Part 8 process to refine the design and agree changes if necessary. Every effort is made to ensure a sustainable, safe and good quality housing environment for the young families who come to live in Council homes.