Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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266. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expedite a social housing development which has being ongoing over seven years (details supplied); why this process is taking such a long time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17266/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The site in question, at Glin, County Limerick, was accepted into the Land Aggregation Scheme in 2011. Under that Scheme, the Housing Agency is responsible for engaging with local authorities, and approved housing bodies, regarding the appropriate development of the lands, prior to seeking the necessary approval from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

The Housing Agency wrote to my Department requesting the sale of the land to the approved housing body for the proposed development. In order for this proposal to be considered, my Department sought clarification from the Housing Agency on the number of houses to be delivered, the timeframe for delivery, and that the proposal was in line with Limerick County Council’s social housing delivery programme.

The clarifications have been received and I expect that a decision on the proposal will be made in the coming days.