Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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1049. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if full approval has been granted by his Department for a housing project (details supplied) in Dublin 17 proceed to construction; when it is expected the new houses will be fully completed; and if any social employment clause will apply to this and similar social housing projects. [41862/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department recently received a proposal from Dublin City Council in relation to this project, following their tendering of the work, and this proposal is now under consideration. Subject to my Department’s approval, it will be a matter for the City Council to advance this project to construction. As the contract period is 18 months, it is expected that works will be completed in 2016.

The details of the specific contracts, including employment clauses, will be matters for the respective Councils in this and other similar projects. However, there is an overall total of 56 social housing construction projects that were announced by my Department in March 2014, with an overall value of €68 million. It is intended that these housing projects would, in addition to addressing housing need, also generate economic activity and support jobs in the labour intensive construction and materials supply areas as well as spin-off employment and activity in related areas.