COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 1

Monday, May 15, 2006

QUESTION 10

QUESTION: Cllr. Marie Corr

"To ask the Manager to give details of when and how levies received from the Department of the Environment in respect of Social Housing in the Russell Square development were expended by this Council?"

REPLY

Levies are not payable in respect of Social Housing by the Department of the Environment Heritage & Local Government.

At early design stage of the development at Russell Square it was agreed that shortfalls in the funding for the adjoining community type facilities such as JADD (Jobstown Assisting Drug Dependency), Jobstown Childcare Facility and Citywise would be met by a contribution from this development.  It was also agreed to meet some of the costs of the proposed construction of a new plaza type area between the JADD centre and the Citywise development.