Written answers
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Social and Affordable Housing
9:00 pm
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 354: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing projects due to be delivered by public private partnerships and what they are; the cost of each project; the target completion date for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21316/08]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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At present there are seventeen housing related PPP projects at various stages of procurement, or at an advanced stage of preparation for the procurement process, across the country. A number of other projects have also been identified as being potentially suitable for PPP. Overall, the seventeen projects are expected to yield some 1,500 social housing units, 2,000 affordable units, and 4,000 private units over the coming years. A further project involves the procurement of 1,000 properties on long-term leases in the Dublin region for the Rental Accommodation Scheme.
The following table gives a breakdown of the projects and their current status in terms of the procurement process.
| Project | Social units | Affordable units | Private Units | Other facilities | Contract stage |
| Ballinode, Co. Sligo | 130 (including 30 voluntary units) | 100 | 227 | Community and commercial facilities | Request for qualifications stage completed. |
| Bridgefoot Street, Dublin City | 60 | 140 | Community, commercial and recreational facilities | Revised bids being sought. | |
| Carney Housing Project, Sligo | 10 | 10 | 40 | Community facilities | Preferred bidder notified. |
| Charlemont Street, Dublin City | 139 | 16 | To be agreed | Community, commercial and recreational facilities | Competitive dialogue underway. |
| Convent Lands, Dublin City | 5 | 20 | 154 | Community, commercial and recreational facilities | Project agreement signed |
| Croke Villas, Dublin City | 38 | 100 | Community and recreational facilities | Preferred bidder notified. | |
| Dominick Street, Dublin City | 120 | 240 | Community centre | Preferred bidder notified. | |
| Fatima Mansions, Dublin City | 150 | 70 | 396 | Community centre | Under construction. Phase 1 completed. |
| Infirmary Road, Dublin City | 130 | 52 | Community and commercial facilities | Project agreement signed. | |
| Jamestown Road, Dublin City | 240 | 60 | Community, crèche, and commercial facilities | Project agreement signed. | |
| Magee Barracks, Co. Kildare | 50 | 350 | 600 | Community, recreational, crèche, and commercial facilities | Preparatory work for the procurement process underway. |
| Mountainview Court, Dublin City | 10 | 40 | 40 | Community and crèche facilities. | Evaluation of bids underway. |
| O'Devaney Gardens/St. Bricins, Dublin City | 281 | 250 | 292 | Community facilities | Project agreement signed. |
| Scribblestown, Dublin City | 10 | 84 | 56 | Community facilities | Submissions of interest received. |
| St. Michael's Estate, Dublin City | 165 | 70 | 480 | Community facilities | Preferred bidder notified. |
| St. Theresa's Gardens, Dublin City | 150 | 100 | 300 | Community, recreation, and commercial facilities | Project brief being revised following An Bord Pleanála decision. |
| The Grange, Clondalkin, Co. Dublin | 169 | 591 | 928 | Community, recreation, crèche and commercial facilities | Request for qualifications stage completed. |
| Rental Accommodation Scheme, Dublin Region | 1,000 | Competitive dialogue underway. | |||
| Total | 2,427 | 2,131 | 4,105 |
It is not possible to provide information on the likely completion date or final costs of a project until all of the issues in relation to the project agreement are finalised and planning permission has been obtained. At present, only the Fatima Mansions Regeneration Project has reached this stage. Phase 1 of the project has already been completed with the second, and final, phase expected to be completed by the end of 2009, at no net cost to the Council.
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