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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2019

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor Teresa Costello

To ask the Chief Executive how many 1 Bed wheelchair accessible social houses are in the county at the moment and arethere plans to build more, if yes how many and when.

REPLY:

Part M of the Building Regulations 1997 (as amended) require all new housing stock to be constructed ensuring adequate accessibility for disabled persons.  All homes, including one bedroom homes, delivered since the introduction of the regulations meet this requirement.

A total of 115 one bedroom units within four housing developments (at Templeogue, Whitestown Way, Fernwood/Maplewood & St. Marks Ave/Rowlagh) in the Council's social housing construction programme which have Part 8 planning approval are due for delivery from 2020 onwards.

Separately, the Disabled Persons' grant scheme specifically requires the Council to use existing housing stock to meet needs identified and each application is examined in that context and, where appropriate, a transfer to alternative accommodation may be offered following consultation with the tenant/applicant and their medical advisors including occupational therapists.  Under this scheme 762 homes in the Council's housing stock have been modified to varying degrees to meet the needs of tenants.