MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 12, 2015
QUESTION NO.31
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
That a report be issued on what funding has been provided since the start of the new council following May 14 elections to build part 8 approved housing. also what funding is being provided for rest of year and upto next years election.
REPLY:
The Governments “Social Housing Strategy 2020 – Support, Supply and Reform” was published late November 2014. The Programme envisages both new-build housing and a flexible range of supports to the private rental sector and the social housing sector. Nationally the Programme aspires to the construction of 35,000 new houses to address social housing need.
In a latter dated the 17th of April 2015 the DECLG set out a target for South Dublin County Council to deliver 1445 Social housing Units for the period 2015-2017. The targets were set under a combination of Capital and Current expenditure programmes.The sum of €73.3M is allocated to South Dublin County Council for the period 2015-2017 of which €64.7M is for capital projects including Build, Part V and Acquisitions.
