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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 13, 2020

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor Liam Sinclair

To ask the Chief Executive how many local authority, wheelchair accessible homes will be coming on stream in the next twelve months, including a breakdown of bedroom numbers.

REPLY:

37 ground floor wheelchair accessible apartments are included in our projected new housing build delivery for the next twelve months up to June 2021.  These homes are wheelchair accessible in accordance with Part M (2010) of the Building Regulations (which requires that adequate provision be made for people to access and use a building, its facilities and its environs) and are being delivered in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies.  They comprise 15 one-bed and 22 two-bed homes.

We continue to review projects under construction and potentially available through purchase or leasing for provision of additional specially adapted/wheelchair accessible homes and anticipate additional numbers being added to those outlined above in the coming months.