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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 12, 2015

QUESTION NO.10

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the Housing Targets for this County for 2015 and to include in his report progress to date in meeting the various deadlines to achieve these targets and to include in his reply the main issues that work against the Council in meeting its targets.

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council is required to deliver 1445   Social Housing Units for the period 2015-2017. The targets were   set under a combination of Capital and Current expenditure programmes.   The below table outlines the targets for each mechanism for provision of   social housing and the units delivered to the end of September 2015.
 Delivery Mechanism Targets 2015   Unit Delivered to 30-Sept-15
Social Housing Infill (Note 1)  3 0
Leasing (Including Unsold, CALF,   Payment & Availability) (Note 2)  200  176
Rental Accommodation Scheme  165  102
Housing Assistance Payment (Note 3)  320  339
Casual Vacancies (Re-lets on existing   social housing units) (Note 4)  200  124
Acquisition Programme (Note 5)  23  33
Capital Assistance Scheme (Note 6)  49 0
Total  960  774
  1. Social Housing Infill: Traveller Accommodation 11 month contract commenced in May 2015.
  1. Leasing figures includes Tallaght Cross 65 units acquired under NARPS vehicle and managed by TUATH AHB and 45 Oaklee AHB – Pair Na Greine Cookstown Road (P&A agreement recently signed with Oaklee AHB) and 7 units in Mill Race (P&A Agreement signed with Oaklee AHB).
  1. HAP target set by SDCC based on first three months activity 2015
  1. This relates to the units that are allocated to people on the housing list through casual vacancies (includes 24 transfers).
  1. Acquisition Programme includes RAS, AIB, BOI and incidental house purchases.
  1. Capital Assistance Scheme: on the 31st of July the DECLG approved in principal 47 CAS 2015 applications; 35 of these relate to acquisitions and 12 relate to construction projects.

The rollout of the Part 8 social housing developments are reported as follows: 

Scheme Name (Location Address)   Approved by Council Current Stage
Dromcarra, Tallaght 14 Yes - June 2015 Revised cost plan is currently   being prepared by SDCC for submission to the DECLG
Letts Field, Clondalkin 37 Yes - Sept. 2015   Revised cost plan is currently   being prepared by SDCC for submission to the DECLG
Owendoher, Ballyboden 40 (proposed on Part 8) No Public Consultation period   closed 17/9/15. Meeting convened with El Members and representative from   local community 30/9/15 to consider submissions following on public   consultation process.
Killinarden, Tallaght 26 (proposed on Part 8) No Public Consultation period   closed 24/9/15. Meeting held with El Members and representative residents on   11/09/15 to consider submissions following on public consultation process.

As presented to Council in March 2015 the further sites identified for Part 8 will display at consultation over the coming months:

Address  
Balgaddy ‘F’ Lucan 50
 St. Marks Avenue, Rowlagh 39
Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham 40
Fernwood, Tallaght 22
Fonthill Road Link Road, Neilstown 50

The numbers of homes above are indicative and may vary slightly as schemes are designed and consulted in detail.

 

 

Three projects which have commenced on site in 2015 are:

      
  • Suncroft Tallaght
 10 dwellings
      
  • St Finians, Lucan
   2 dwellings
      
  • Belgard Road Tallaght        (traveller accommodation)
   3 dwellings
 Total 15

Three projects are already Part 8 approved, approval in principle received from DECLG on the 23rd of September to proceed to Stage 2 (Detailed planning pre-tender) subject to SDCC providing specific risk and site anaylsis for Mayfield and Mac Ulliam projects.

      
  • St. Marks Green
 11 dwellings
      
  • Mayfield
 18 dwellings
      
  • Mac Uilliam
 28 dwellings
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