Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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493. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans or proposals for modular homes in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [58154/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Government tasked the Office of Public Works (OPW) to lead on the design, development and delivery of any accommodation to be produced through rapid build construction including associated site enabling works on available and suitable State land. My Department is the Approving Authority for the Programme and has responsibility for the ownership of these rapid build homes and their future use. The OPW is the Sponsoring Agency for the purpose of rolling out the Programme.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage sought information from public authorities on potential sites in their ownership which might be suitable for the installation of rapid build homes. On foot of the responses received, the Department provided a shorter list of potentially suitable sites to DCEDIY and OPW and this included Columb Barracks in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

The Department is currently rolling out this first phase of the programme of rapid build homes with sites identified in Cork, Cavan, Tipperary, Sligo and Claremorris. Further engagement with public representatives and communities will take place in the coming weeks and early in 2023 regarding the next phase of sites.

Columb Barracks will separately be used as a property where temporary accommodation will be provided for Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection early in 2023.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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494. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans or proposals for modular homes in Connolly Barracks, Longford, County Longford. [58158/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Government tasked the Office of Public Works (OPW) to lead on the design, development and delivery of any accommodation to be produced through rapid build construction including associated site enabling works on available and suitable State land. My Department is the Approving Authority for the Programme and has responsibility for the ownership of these rapid build homes and their future use. The OPW is the Sponsoring Agency for the purpose of rolling out the Programme.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage sought information from public authorities on potential sites in their ownership which might be suitable for the installation of rapid build homes. On foot of the responses received, the Department provided a shorter list of potentially suitable sites to DCEDIY and OPW and this included Connolly Barracks in Longford.

The Department is currently rolling out this first phase of the programme of rapid build homes with sites identified in Cork, Cavan, Tipperary, Sligo and Claremorris. Further engagement with public representatives and communities will take place in the coming weeks and early in 2023 regarding the next phase of sites.