Housing

Fingal County Council is currently preparing a Social Housing Assessment Summary in accordance with Section 21 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.

At a special four-hour meeting of Fingal County Council tonight councillors voted by 31 votes to 9 to approve the disposal of 28 hectares of land at Ballymastone, Donabate, which will lead to the construction of up to 1,200 social, affordable and private homes.

39 affordable housing units are available, including 15 three-bed terrace units and eight units each of two-bed apartments, three-bed duplexes and three-bed semi-detached units.

The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability will come to an end at the end of 2021 and a new National Strategy is now being developed.

Fingal County Council, as part of its commitment to increasing the supply of private and public housing in the county and creating sustainable communities, has determined Glenveagh Living Ltd as the preferred tenderer for the contract for the development of a 32 hectare site at Ballymastone, Donabate.

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has paid a visit Fingal County Council as part of a series of visits the Minister is planning with local authorities across the country to discuss housing delivery targets for 2021 and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fingal, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils have come together with Approved Housing Bodies at the inaugural meeting of a Regional Forum to discuss continued partnership opportunities and enhance the delivery of housing. 

Councillors in Fingal County Council have approved plans to construct 87 more social homes on three sites in Swords, Cappagh and Clonshaugh as the Council continues to deliver on its commitments under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan.

Fingal County Council, in partnership with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), organised a successful “Betterlet: Accredited Landlord Training Scheme”, the first of its kind to be rolled out in the county.