Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1079. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units he is expecting to be delivered from the Cherrywood SDZ; the timeline for these homes; the number of these homes that are already included in a granted planning permission; the number of these planning permissions that already have commencement notices on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8272/20]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone (SDZ), which, at approximately 360 hectares, is the single largest undeveloped land-bank in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, is expected to deliver 8,700 new homes. At full build-out, it is anticipated that the area will deliver approximately 870 social housing homes, in line with the 10% requirement under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended.

Construction is ongoing in the Cherrywood Town Centre development site, with completion of the first tranche of social housing expected by the end of 2022. However, the recent COVID-19 restrictions on construction, while brief, may have some impact on timelines.

Subject to negotiation and agreement on terms, the Cherrywood SDZ has the potential to deliver 219 social housing homes on foot of planning permissions already granted for Part V obligated residential development. Construction work has already commenced on two sites which are due to deliver 141 social housing homes. Construction on a third site, which it is expected will deliver a further 24 social housing homes, is expected to commence shortly.