Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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537. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to problems at a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow such as leaking roofs, doors and windows, mildew, mould and damp gathering on the floors, ceilings and walls leading to foul odours, and plumbing issues. [3910/14]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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538. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the criteria used in awarding the contract for the construction of an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow or the warnings of consultant engineers that the contractor was unable to complete the project for the cost submitted. [3911/14]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to initiating an independent investigation into the construction, design and signing off on a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of serious concerns over the quality of the design and construction of the houses therein which has led to leaking roofs, doors and windows, mildew, mould and damp gathering on the floors, ceilings and walls leading to foul odours and plumbing issues. [3912/14]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when an independent survey will take place in respect of an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [3913/14]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his planned course of action after the proposed survey of a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow takes place; the anticipated time scale for repair work to take place; and the way residents will be rehoused during these works. [3914/14]

Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if repairs to a local authority estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow are not forthcoming, or funding is not available for repairs the plans to re-house the tenants in suitable habitable accommodation until such time as houses are returned to a habitable state. [3915/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos . 537 to 542, inclusive, together.

The Hillview estate is comprised of a mixture of social and affordable houses and was developed by Wicklow Town Council over the period 2000 to 2006. There are 82 social houses in the estate. Twenty four of the houses were constructed by the Council’s direct labour staff. The other 58 houses were developed over the period 2003 to 2006 by way of a construction contract procured under the public procurement arrangements for State funded projects.

There are no proposals with my Department in connection with remediation works to houses in the Hillview estate. My Department understands, however, that Wicklow Town Council is in the process of procuring the services of an independent firm of consultants to undertake a condition survey of houses in the estate and to submit a report on their findings. It will be a matter for the Town Council to determine what course of action is needed once the consultant’s report has been received and examined.