COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor M. Ward

Cathaoirleach's Business

"There is a dearth of housing in our County and we should use every avenue possible to increase the housing stock of South Dublin County Council. This Committee calls on the Council to refurbish and bring into housing stock the Council depot known locally as the "coffee shop" on Greenfort Gardens and that the Council should provide a report for this meeting for discussion."

REPORT:

It was initially intended to provide this unit to a group working with vulnerable women and a presentation was made to the ACM in relation to this proposal last year.  Since then it has transpired that the group is unable to fund the development work necessary and unfortunately the project can not go ahead.

The unit has been inspected and while it is possible to convert it to housing it will take considerable design and construction work to do so.  Currently we are looking at the best way to do this and also the best configuration of housing units that might be achieved there.  Discussions are also ongoing with a number of other organisations to examine the possibility of it being used for specialist housing. 

It is hoped to be in a position to bring a report on its future use to the ACM in the coming months.