Written answers

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Housing Provision

Photo of Dessie EllisDessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a progress report on rapid-build housing in Dublin City. [18596/16]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In October 2015, the Government approved a programme to deliver 500 units of rapid-delivery housing across the Dublin Region for homeless families currently residing in commercial hotels. This programme is being implemented to mitigate the issues associated with an increasing volume of homeless households accommodated in inappropriate commercial hotel arrangements. The units will provide emergency accommodation for those families currently in hotels in the first instance, offering a greater level of stability while move-on options to long-term independent living are identified and secured. Furthermore, such arrangements will facilitate more coordinated needs assessment and support planning for access to all required services, including welfare, health and housing services.

An initial 22 units have been delivered and occupied in Poppintree, Ballymun and another 131 units are expected for completion in the Dublin City Council area by the end of this year. In addition, 44 units are to be delivered in the Fingal County Council area by the end of this year. A further 305 units will be provided in 2017 across the four Dublin authorities, the bulk of which will be delivered in the early part of the year. A procurement framework, overseen by the Office for Government Procurement, will be in place by September and will be available all local authorities for the procurement of rapid-delivery housing.

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