€46 million spend approved for housing projects for homeless persons and people with special needs

May 21, 2014May 21, 20141642 Views

Minister for Housing and Planning, Ms. Jan O’Sullivan, today (21 May 2014) announced a capital investment totalling over €46m for a range of housing projects which will provide a total of 416 units of accommodation for people with special housing needs including the elderly, persons with an intellectual or physical disability and homeless persons.

The selection of projects now being advanced is based on the priority afforded by the local authority following a ‘Call for Proposals’ to approved housing bodies.

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Yesterday, the Government approved the Implementation Plan on the State’s Response to Homelessness. Minister O’Sullivan said, “The Government is fully committed to addressing the crisis of homelessness and I am pleased to announce a programme of works that will form part of the response to dealing with this growing problem. Approved housing bodies play a key role in the delivery of housing and related supports for homeless persons and other vulnerable groups such as older people and people with disabilities”

Of the €46 million being announced today some €19 million has been ring-fenced for the delivery of 187 units to be acquired or constructed in the local authority areas across the country to specifically accommodate persons and families who are homeless. Details of the 15 construction projects and 9 acquisitions are set out in Appendix 1 attached.

As a result of a special initiative, €10m is also being provided for the acquisition of 66 units by approved housing bodies to address the homeless problem specifically presenting in the Dublin City area. Minister O’Sullivan said ‘This initiative will have an immediate effect in Dublin City which has the greatest number of people currently experiencing homelessness. The funding of over €10 million is being made available under CAS to approved housing bodies which have identified specific properties that will be acquired in a short timeframe” Details in relation to this special initiative is set out in Appendix 2 attached.

The balance of the €46million, around €16.7 million will fund the delivery of 163 units to accommodate persons with a disability and older persons in various locations around the country. “These 163 new permanent housing units are intended, in the main, to provide accommodation for people with special needs including older people and people with a disability. Special needs housing must be lifetime adaptable to cater for tenants at all stages of the lifecycle and, in some instances, must be customised to meet particular needs” the Minister said. “Accordingly, 15 of the 34 projects being advanced are new build with 19 projects acquiring existing housing stock in cases where it is fit-for-purpose and more cost-effective than new build.”

Details of these projects are set out in Appendix 3.

The Minister concluded “I am particularly pleased to be able to provide €46 million in capital funding at this time to meet this need and provide over 416 households with quality accommodation that is safe, secure and appropriate to their requirements Approved housing bodies, in partnership with the local authorities, will now progress these projects”

Appendix 1
CAS Accommodation for Homeless Persons (Nationwide)
CAS Accommodation for Homeless Persons (Nationwide)
Local Authority	Name of AHB	Proposed Project	No of Units	Category of Tenant	Construction or Acquisition	Estimated Cost €
Clare County Council	Society of St. Vincent de Paul	Laurel Lodge Clare Road, Ennis, Co. Clare	3	Homeless-Transition	Construction	147,525
Cork City Council	Good Shepherd Services	Grattan Street, Cork	15	Mother and Child Refuge	Construction	2,225,000
	Cork Simon Community	St. Joachim and Annes, Anglesea St., Cork	12	Homeless	Construction	1,085,000
Dublin City Council	Sophia Housing Association	62 Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1	18	Homeless	Construction	556,734
	Peter McVerry Trust	St. Agatha’s Court, William Street North, Dublin 1	12	Homeless	Construction	1,170,000
	Cluid Housing Association	Dunmanus, Cabra, Dublin 7	10	Homeless	Construction	1,406,697
Fingal County Council	North & East Housing Association	Ringfort, Balrothery	6	Homeless/ Moderate Intellectual Disabilities	Construction	1,120,700
	Peter McVerry Trust	Geraldstown Wood, Santry	10	Homeless	Acquisition	1,019,700
Galway City Council	Cope, Galway	45 Foster Street	9	Domestic Violence Refuge Homeless	Construction	1,164,000
Kerry County Council	Kerry Emigrant Support Group	College Rd, Castleisland	4	Homeless	Construction	488,254
Kildare County Council	Dublin Simon Community	Naas, Co. Kildare	8	Homeless	Acquisition	577,075
	Dublin Simon Community	Newbridge, Co. Kildare.	20	Homeless	Acquisition	1,421,860
Kilkenny County Council	Camphill Communities of Ireland Thomastown	Booke House, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny	5	Homeless	Construction	595,000
	Cluid Housing Association	Friary Walk, Callan, Co. Kilkenny	6	Homeless	Construction	687,471
Limerick City Council	Focus Housing Association	Various Locations	6	Homeless	Acquisitions	665,958
Limerick County Council	Cuan Mhuire Housing Association	Garrouse, Bruree, Co. Limerick	5	Homeless	Construction	741,372
North Tipperary County Council	Thurles Lions Trust Housing Limited	Croke Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary	3	Disabled /Homeless	Construction	296,250.00
Sligo County Council	Focus Housing Association	Sligo Town	2	Homeless / Mental Health Disability	Acquisition	119,784
South Dublin County Council	Tuath Housing Association	Collinstown Grove, Clondalkin, Dublin 22	4	Homeless /Disablity	Construction	703,245
	Dublin Simon Community	Lucan , Co Dublin	8	Homeless	Acquistion	843,500
South Tipperary County Council	Simon Community South East	Clonmel	6	Homeless	Acquisition	221,025
Westmeath County Council	Tuath Housing Association	Springfield, Mullingar	6	Homeless	Construction	723,728
Wicklow County Council	Ark Housing Association	Bray, Co. Wicklow	4	Homeless	Acquisition	305,626
	Dublin Simon Community	Wicklow Town	5	Homeless	Acquisition	622,206
			187			18,907,710


Appendix 2
Special Initiative for Homeless in Dublin City
Priority	Approved Housing Body	Location	No. of Units	Estimated Cost €
1	Circle Voluntary Housing Association Ltd.	Dublin City	8	1,505,000
2	Dublin Simon Community	Dublin City	12	1,555,000
3	Cluid Housing Association	Dublin City	22	3,400,000
4	Focus Housing Association	Dublin City	6	1,430,000
5	A.L.O.N.E.	Dublin City	9	765,000
6	Peter McVerry Trust	Dublin City	2	196,000
7	Tuath Housing Association	Dublin City	2	540,000
8	H.A.I.L.	Dublin City	2	271,000
9	Dublin Simon Community	Dublin City	3	650,000
			66	10,312,000

Appendix 3
CAS Accommodation for Persons with a Disability / Older Persons

Local Authority	Name of AHB	Address of Proposed Project	No of Units	Category of Tenant	Construction or Acquisition	Estimated Cost €
Carlow County Council	Tintean Carlow Voluntary Housing Association	Ballincarrig Wexford Road, Carlow	7	Intellectual /Physical Disabilities	Construction	807,600
Cavan County Council	Tuath Housing Association	Butlersbridge, Cavan	2	Elderly/Disabled	Acquisition	96,310
Cork County Council	Cluid Housing Association	Freemount, Co. Cork.	1	Disabled	Acquisition	172,150
	Charleville Care Project Ltd	Church View, Love Lane, Charleville	2	Elderly	Construction	194,760
	Bandon Geriatric and Community Council	Avenue House, Bandon	8	Elderly	Construction	744,000
Donegal County Council	Co. Donegal Parents & Friends of the Mentally Handicapped	Gweedore Road, Dungloe	12	Intellectual Disability	Construction	1,100,000
DunLaoghaire /Rathdown County Council	North and East Housing Association	Various Locations in DunLaoghaire	3	Disabled	Acquisition	823,650
Fingal County Council	St. Vincent de Paul	St. Benedict’s Malahide	8	Elderly	Construction	1,000,000
Galway County Council	Cluid Housing Association/ St. Vincent De Paul	Dunlo Ballinasloe	12	Elderly	Construction	1,863,000
Kerry County Council	Newgrove Housing Association	Tralee	3	Intellectual Disabilities	Acquisition	236,340
	Camphill Community of Ireland	An Daingean	6	Disability	Acquisition	275,000
Kildare County Council	KARE	Craddockstown, Naas, Co. Kildare.	4	Intellectual Disabilities	Construction	630,000
Kilkenny	Cluid Housing Association	Friary Walk, Callan, Co. Kilkenny	6	Elderly/Special Needs	Construction	687,471
Laois County Council	Muiriosa Foundation	Stradbally, Co. Laois	1	Intellectual Disabilities	Acquisition	90,420
	Tuath Housing Association	Portlaoise, Co. Laois	3	Physical/ Intellectual Disabilities	Acquisition	216,780
Leitrim County Council	North West Simon Community	Carrick on Shannon, Ballinamore & Drumshanbo	6	Special Needs	Acquisition	260,000
Longford County Council	Society of St. Vincent de Paul	Cartrun Breac Longford	6	Disability / Mental Health	Acquisition	198,436
Louth County Council	Oaklee Housing Association	Tierney St, Ardee	7	Intellectual Disability	Construction	750,000
	Respond Housing Association	No. 77 Tredagh View, Drogheda,	1	Disability	Construction	147,318
Mayo County Council	Society of St. Vincent de Paul	Irishtown, Foxford, Co. Mayo	8	Elderly	Construction	975,000
Meath County Council	Tuath Housing Association	Trim, Co. Meath	3	Elderly / Disabled	Acquisition	448,099
	Clanmil Ireland	Trim, Co. Meath	4	Disability	Acquisition	620,014
Monaghan County Council	North & East Housing Association	Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.	1	Intellectual Disability	Acquisition	115,550
	Tuath Housing Association	Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.	1	Intellectual Disability	Acquisition	82,260
North Tipperary County Council	Thurles Lions Trust Housing Limited	Croke Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary	3	Disabled	Construction	296,250
Offaly County Council	Mid Offaly Housing Association	Kilcormac, Co. Offaly	1	Elderly / Disabled	Acquisition	130,000
	Daughters of Charity	Brosna, Co. Offaly	6	Disabled	Acquisition	195,000
Sligo County Council	Sophia Housing Association	Sligo Town	4	Intellectual Disability	Acquisition	300,000
South Dublin County Council	North & East Housing Association	Kiltipper, Dublin 24	5	Disability	Acquisition	380,700
Waterford City Council	Anvers Housing Association	The Paddocks, Williamstown Rd, Waterford	6	Disability	Construction	720,000
Waterford County Council	Tramore Voluntary Housing Association	Ballycarnane, Tramore, Co. Waterford	8	Elderly	Construction	1,153,000
Westmeath County Council	Tuath Housing Association	Springfield, Mullingar	6	Elderly	Construction	723,728
Wexford County Council	Respond Housing Association	Westlands, Wexford	7	Elderly	Acquisition	125,000
	Camphill Communities	Ballymoney, Gorey	2	Disability	Acquisition	160,000
			163			16,717,836