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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 12, 2022

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

With regard to upcoming developments on Council lands which could have been used for social housing but that are being used to facilitate private developers, proposed affordable housing schemes, or for affordable rental schemes, what limitations are there on investment trusts or other speculators buying up large numbers of these properties?

REPLY:

The current County Development plan for South Dublin County 2022-2028 provides the following objective in relation to housing strategy "To ensure where Local Authority public lands zoned Res/Res N or future zoned Res/Res N local authority lands are used to develop housing, that it is used exclusively for the delivery of social, affordable cost rental and affordable purchase homes" and the vast majority of all approved and proposed future developments on Council-owned lands are for social and affordable housing only.  The only exceptions are the developments at Kilcarbery and Killinarden, both of which include the proposed development of private homes for sale by the developer and which are subject to the terms previously approved by the Elected Members for the disposal of the land.