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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, April 29, 2013

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

"To ask the Manager to provide a report that details the delay in the transfering of the previously affordable housing units at the Glean Na Horna Development into Social Housing and to provide an estimated date that the allocations section will be in a position to allocate the 12+ homes to applicants on our housing list and can he make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

The 14 units in question were initially identified as "Affordable Homes" for sale to eligible affordable purchasers.  However due to the general collapse of the housing market these units were not sold and the Council received approval from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to transfer these and other units into temporary social use.

The Council has at all times continued to work closely with both St John of Gods and Respond! to finalise the handover of the units.  This regrettably was protracted due to the complex legal matters associated with the integrated nature of the overall development and it has not been possible to effect the handover of the 14 units within the anticipated timeframe.  However significant progress has been made in the past few months and it is now expected that the acquisition process will complete in a matter of weeks.

The Council's Housing Allocations Unit is aware of the pending availbility of the units and preliminary works on identification of suitable tenants has commenced.