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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, November 28, 2016

QUESTION NO. 11

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive if he would present a report on plans currently announced to deliver Social Housing in areas within the remit of the Tallaght Area Committee in 2017 and will he also detail houses built in this calendar year?"

REPLY:

Housing Capital Programme Update 28th November 2016

"The report to the Council Meeting in March 2015, set out proposals for Social Housing units for the period 2015 to 2017 in line with the Housing strategy as set out in the Governments “Social Housing Strategy 2020 – Support, Supply and Reform” published late November 2014. The Programme envisages both new-build housing and a flexible range of supports to the private rental sector and the social housing sector. Nationally the Programme aspires to the construction of 35,000 new houses to address social housing need. The Councils target for 2015 - 2017 is 1,445 including RAS and Leasing of which 350 units will be through capital projects including direct build, CAS projects, acquisitions and Part V. There is currently no affordable housing scheme operational in the County.

The position as at 28th November 2016 in respect of the various projects within the remit of the Tallaght Area Committee are as follows:

New Build projects which completed in 2016 are:

Scheme Address

 No. of Units in Scheme

Estimated Delivery   Date

Suncroft Tallaght

10 dwellings

Completed November 2016

Belgard Road   Tallaght (traveller accommodation)

  3 dwellings

Completed March 2016

 Total

13 Units

 

The Council proposes to advance the House Build programme in accordance with the schedule below in 2017:

Scheme Address

 No. of Units in Scheme

Target Construction Commencement Date

St. Aidans

90

1st Quarter, 2017

Mac Uilliam

28

2nd Quarter, 2017

Dromcarra

14

3rd Quarter, 2017

Killinarden

27

3rd Quarter, 2017

Total

159 Units

 

  

As part of the Government’s direction on quick delivery of social units and to reduce the costly use of Hotel Accommodation to meet Homeless Emergency Accommodation for families in the Dublin Region South Dublin County Council is required to provide 105 Rapid Delivery units as part of the 500 units to be delivered in the Dublin Region.

These are included in the number of 159 units above, with 85 Rapid Delivery units at St Aidan’s.

In Summary:

Construction within Tallaght Area 2016 – 13 Units

New Builds to be completed Tallaght Area – 2017/2018 – 159"