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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, May 07, 2019

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to present a report to this final meeting of this Council term in respect of all matters relating to the ongoing house crises, will he detail contacts with Government in respect of the whole matter and will he make a statement.

REPLY:

The Council's Housing Department has an active delivery programme for 2019 with current projected delivery of 444 new social homes to be provided under Build, Acquisition and Leasing programmes by the Council, Approved Housing Bodies and under Part V as well as ongoing examination of opportunities for further housing delivery where possible.  In addition, the provision of social housing through RAS and HAP schemes will continue to be a key part of social housing supply in 2019.

Plans and projects for further housing delivery beyond 2019 include:

• Construction of the 276 social homes approved under Part 8;
• Progress plans for a further 200+ social homes currently at pre-planning stage;
• Commencement of the PPP site at Corkagh Grange to deliver 109 social homes in 2020;
• Delivery of the Kilcarbery joint venture project for 975 homes of which 30% are for social housing;
• Completing master-planning and progressing next steps for social, affordable and other housing tenure delivery at large sites at Clonburris SDZ, Belgard Square North, Rathcoole and Killinarden;
• Ongoing planning and partnership with Approved Housing Bodies Sector for additional housing developments;
• Negotiated Part V delivery based on planning permissions in the County;
• Exploration of all possible leasing opportunities.

In addition, continued supports for applicants on the social housing list include: Choice Based Letting (CBL); the place-finder service; a dedicated homeless advice and information clinic; the provision of family hubs and suppoorted temporary accommodation;

The Council's Chief Executive and senior officials meet and correspond with both the Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government, the Minister of State and their officials on a regular and ongoing basis to discuss all aspects of the Minister's remit including:

• Housing Supply programme including in relation to the Land Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund and the Serviced Sites Fund;
• Responses to Homelessness;
• Housing Policy;
• Planning Matters and Policy;
• Corporate and Human Resource function matters.