John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the progress made by her Department towards the provision of Department land for social housing. [34111/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the affordable housing initiative my Department has identified six sites for consideration in Counties Cork, Dublin, Galway and Kildare. The sites in County Cork are located in Clonakilty and Model Farm Road in Cork city. The sites in County Dublin are located in Harcourt Terrace, Dublin city, and in the townland of Backstown near Lucan. The site in County Galway is located in Athenry. The site in County Kildare is located in the townland of Stacumny near Celbridge.

In regard to the site at Clonakilty, the county council is progressing the project as a matter of priority and has gone through the local consultation process in regard to developing a model rural village at Darrara, near Clonakilty. The Government recently noted the progress with the site at Harcourt Terrace, Dublin city. The site is the subject of a land swap whereby South Dublin County Council will receive completed housing units in lieu of the site. All of the other sites are at various stages of assessment by the local authorities.