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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh, Councillor Liam Sinclair, Councillor L. Donaghy, Councillor S.McEneaney

Housing - pg 159 Motion:  To amend H1 Objective 6 as follows: To ensure the selection of land or housing units to purchase or lease by the Council, including Part V, counteracts any segregation by persons of different social backgrounds

REPORT:

 The motion seeks to amend H1 Objective 6 as follows:

From: ‘To ensure the selection of land or housing units to purchase or lease by the Council, including Part V, counteracts undue segregation by persons of different social backgrounds.’

To: ‘To ensure the selection of land or housing units to purchase or lease by the Council, including Part V, counteracts any segregation by persons of different social backgrounds’

The wording from this policy is taken from page 4 of the 2017 Section 28 Ministerial Guidelines titled ‘Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000’, bullet point 4 of Section 2.2 which states: ‘the need to counteract undue segregation in housing between persons of different social backgrounds’ The use of the word ‘undue’ is consistent with these Guidelines. It is considered that the motion could be amended to state ‘any undue segregation…’.

Recommendation:  It is recommended that the motion is amended to read:

To ensure the selection of land or housing units to purchase or lease by the Council, including Part V, counteracts any undue segregation by persons of different social backgrounds’