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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

QUESTION NO. 9.

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager to present a report with drawings and plans of the proposed housing scheme for Kingston Court and Glendoher and to provide the latest information on same?"

REPLY:

The Council meeting of  10th December 2007 formally approved the Part VIII proposal for the construction of 9 units of accommodation at Taylors Lane. A full report with drawings and plans of the proposed housing scheme are available on this link. Following Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government approval to proceed to tender in July 2010, tenders were sought with a closing date of 30th September 2010.  Progress of this scheme was suspended while the Council made a strong case to the DOEHLG to progress the refurbishment of the Pearse Bros Park / Palmers Park apartments which was ultimately successful.

Tender and  budget cost approval was then received from the DOEHLG for the Taylor's Lane scheme on 1st March 2011. The members were informed at the meeting of 12th April last of the Councils intention to proceed to tender acceptance.

A complaint was made to the Ombudsman in December 2007 which still has ongoing status by virtue of the fact that the Ombudsman has not received a response from the complainant to the Council's latest report to the Ombudsman in January 2010.  The Council is satisfied that there is no objection on the part of the Ombudsman’s Office or the DOEHLG to the signing of contracts to commence work on this project. Given the passage of time it is considered reasonable that the proposed project should be proceeded with in the normal manner.