COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey, Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

Page 159, Housing (H) Policy 1, In Objective 6, replace 'counteracts undue segregation by persons of different social background' with 'promotes the development of sustainable and mixed income communities'

REPORT:

This motion seeks to replace 'counteracts undue segregation by persons of different social background' with 'promotes the development of sustainable and mixed income communities' under Housing Policy 1, Objective 6 which states ‘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’

While the intent of the motion is recognised and acknowledged, 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 motion should be amended to further reflect the Ministerial Guidelines and provide greater clarity by inserting the word ‘in housing between’ after the word segregation.

It is noted that there are a number of related motions seeking changes to this objective including 70735 70940 71026 71064 71096

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to read:

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