Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency
Mr. Phelim O'Neill:
It will more likely be 2026. We are obviously discussing closely with Dublin City Council the delivery of all of the joint infrastructure. The adjacent developments for which Hines has recently been granted permission obviously will be transformative for the entire area, but the Senator can rest assured we will ensure all of the community facilities will be delivered in conjunction with Dublin City Council.
On the digital hub, we have had a long and fruitful relationship with the agency, which itself provides fantastic services in the locality. We have a design team appointed and we are progressing planning applications on a phased basis over the site. For those who are not familiar with it, it is a number of blocks in The Liberties. We expect in the order of 540 units on a number of phased applications which will be delivered over the coming years. We expect the initial application to be lodged at the back end of this year and then on a rolling basis. Obviously, we are conscious to keep the digital hub operational while all the development happens in the area.