Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposed timescale for the consultation, design, tendering, planning and construction of a proposed major housing development (details supplied). [21100/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government's Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness (July 2016), which is available at the following link www.rebuildingireland.ie, is focused on increasing supply, across all tenures, to achieve total housing output of at least 25,000 homes per year by 2021 and beyond.

An important policy intervention in the delivery of new housing supply under Pillar 3 of Rebuilding Ireland is the development of State-owned lands for mixed-tenure housing, particularly in the major urban areas, where demand is greatest.  Last week, I published details of some 2,000 hectares of land in public ownership, which has the potential to deliver up to 50,000 homes nationally.  Some 350 hectares of this land is located in the Dublin region. Full details of these sites can be accessed on the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map at the following link: .

In this regard, Dublin City Council is well advanced in bringing large-scale projects forward for mixed-tenure housing, under its Housing Land Initiative, on sites at Oscar Traynor Road, Emmet Road and Infirmary Road. Collectively, these 3 sites have the potential to deliver 2,000 mixed-tenure homes. 

The final model for each site, including the site at Oscar Traynor Road, will be the subject of careful consideration by the local authority concerned, including the elected members who are best placed to know and provide for the housing need in their area. I understand that consultation on the Oscar Traynor project will be via Dublin City Council's Consultative Forum, which held its inaugural meeting on 30th March 2017, and will be in place until such time as the development is complete.

Dublin City Council has recently published notice of its intent to proceed with procurement for the development of a number of sites, including the Oscar Traynor Road site. Taking account of the time required to complete the statutory procurement process, complete the design and obtain planning approval, in accordance with any Development Agreement that may be agreed with Dublin City Council, it is estimated that construction could commence in the latter half of 2018.