Similarly, the council has also come to an agreement with the developer of the Boland’s Mill site on Dublin’s Barrow Street. This development will include three landmark buildings with 28,000sq m of office space, 46 apartments, cafes and cultural space. The entire site was sold to internet giantlast year for about € 300 million. Instead of acquiring four or so apartments at the site, the council will buy three units elsewhere “within the electoral area”.
Instead of acquiring 10 per cent of the 190 apartments for social housing, the council agreed to purchase 40 from the developer at the Herberton development in Rialto instead, also fulfilling Part V requirements for its Clancy Quay development at the same time. Fianna Fáil housing spokesman Darragh O’Brien said while it is understandable that a local authority might seek better value for money by purchasing units away from prohibitively expensive developments, the issue threatened the spirit of a law designed to encourage social mix.
Same thing happens with Skerries and Malahide so they built all their social housing requirements in Balbriggan and BOOM! Massive drug and hang problems. Good to see nothings been learned or changed.
It’s supposed to be social inclusion, social housing, who cares etc etc etc pooly served by our government , like why have a governmrent at all ,,, all they do is loose
How does that work? You pay 500g for an apartment and chiseler down the hall get his for nothing?
Totally agree
The inner city is being de-tenanted. Can't have the locals mingling with the multinationals.