COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 12, 2006

QUESTION No. 15

QUESTION: Cllr. John Lahart

To ask the Manager to outline how many Social Houses have been completed by the Local Authority and how many have been completed on the Council's behalf by developers?

REPLY

The Council's Housing Strategy, which was prepared in accordance with Part V of the Planning & Development Act 2000, was adopted by the Council at its meeting held on 11th June, 2001.  This Strategy was reviewed and now forms an integral part of the County Development Plan 2004 - 2010, which was adopted by the Council on 10th November, 2004.

The strategy requires 15% of all residential developments to be reserved for Social/Affordable housing purposes. To date 43 local authority social housing units have been procured and occupied throughout the County through Part V arrangements.  

Location of units within the remit of the Tallaght Area Committee.

Marlfield Tallaght                                              27

Daletree Ballycullen                                            8                                                                  

Location of units within the remit of the Lucan/Clondalkin Area Committee:

Ballyowen Hall, Lucan                                        8 (an additional 4 units yet to be acquired)

Total                                                           43 (Tallaght & Lucan/Clondalkin ACM) 

The Department of the Environment Heritage & Local Government approved 1,927 housing starts as part of the Council's Multi Annual Construction programme 2004-2008. At present there are 833 housing units on site throughout the county excluding the units being provided under Part V arrangements.  

During the current multi annual construction programme (excluding the completions under Part V) there were 215 completions in 2004; 270 no in 2005 and 69 in 2006 to date giving a total number of completions to date in the current programme of 554. It is anticipated that a further 623 social housing units will be completed during the current year.