COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, June 22, 2015

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive to update the Committee in respect of the Apartment Block on Cookstown Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 detailing when he expects units to be completed and occupied and also confirming his plans for the allocation of the accommodation including efforts to ensure that local families are included in that Policy."

REPLY:

An Approved Housing Body has recently entered into a formal legal contract with the developer of this site to acquire as a fully completed development of 45 residential apartments. On site works for development completion have commenced and the first block of 23 units is scheduled for handover in Q3 2015 and the remaining block of 22 units by year end.

Upon completion of acquisition of the development by the Approved Housing Body, the 45 residential apartments will be made available for social use in respect of nominations from the Council housing waiting list under a lease Payment & Availability agreement between the Council and the Approved Housing Body for which funding approval from the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government is in place.

The letting of all dwellings available irrespective of tenure (Council Owned/Leased/Approved Housing Body)will be in accordance with Council's Allocation Scheme which operates on the basis of time on list.  All housing applicants who have expressed a preference for accommodation in the Housing Area South of the Naas Road will be eligible for consideration for this development irrespective of their original address