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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, January 23, 2017

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive to confirm his plans for housing starts in the next 6 months in the area covered by this Area Committee and will he give details in each case?"

REPLY: 

"The Council currently have 4 social housing build projects which are at various stages within the contract tender approval stages with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.  It is not possible to state which projects will be commencing construction within the next 6 months as each project is dependent on final contract stage approval (stage 4) from the DHPCLG.  SDCC have however targets for delivery of units under the following schemes within the next 6 months:

Scheme Address

No. of Units in Scheme

Target Construction Commencement

Details on Status of Scheme

St. Aidans

90

3rd Quarter 2017

 

The Council has gone to Tender in respect of 71 unit housing project together with option for 19 further units, at St. Aidan’s site, Brookfield Road / R136 Road, Tallaght, D24.The Tender is for a Design / Build Rapid Build Project. The Tender is scheduled to close in February 2017.The time and cost of building a rapid built unit will be determined by public tender.

Mac Uilliam

28

2nd Quarter 2017

Awaiting Final Contractor Cost Stage Approval (Stage 4) from the Department Housing Planning Community and Local Government before proceeding to construction

Dromcarra

14

3rd Quarter 2017

Awaiting Final Contractor Cost Stage Approval (Stage 4) from the Department Housing Planning Community and Local Government before proceeding to construction

Killinarden

27

3rd Quarter 2017

The tender for contractor is scheduled to be published by week ending 13th January 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"