Agenda and minutes

Presentation to Follow

“A Step on the Pathway to Home” – Responding Locally to Homelessness in Ballyfermot & Chapelizod report circulated prior to presentation.

Gerry McKeever provided presentation.

Discussion followed.

Agreed: Presentation – Key Worker Role at a future SPC (to be determined)

Draft Minutes

Agreed: Minutes agreed.

·         Correspondence

·         Update on Sub-Groups

o    Condensation: Meeting Tue 6^th Feb @ 15:00

o    Scheme of Lettings Priorities

·                   Correspondence

Ø  No Update.

·       Sub-Groups Update:

Ø  Condensation: next meeting Tuesday 6^th February @ 15:00 hrs.

Ø  Scheme of Lettings – Brief update furnished to attendees.

Agreed: SoL next meeting to take place before February Housing SPC meeting.

o    Homelessness Update

o    Housing Supply Report

o    DCC Flat Complexes – Regeneration (Verbal Update)

o    Traveller Accommodation Update

Ø  Housing Supply Report

Reports circulated to members prior to meeting.

Discussion followed.

Agreed: Report Noted.

Agreed: A Repair & Leasing/Vacant Homes Study report shall be presented at the future Housing SPC meeting. Timeframe shall be confirmed.

Ø  Homeless Update:

Circulated to members prior to meeting.

Discussion followed

Agreed: Report Noted

Agreed: Residents of the Clonard Road Family Hub to be issued with handbooks.

Agreed: Quality Standards report to be presented to SPC members.

Ø  DCC Flat Complexes – Regeneration

Brendan Kenny provided attendees with a brief update.

Ø  Traveller Accommodation Update:

Circulated to members prior to meeting.

Agreed:Report noted

“Dublin City Council (DCC) recognises the urgency of the housing crisis, with just under 20,000 households now on the City Council’s waiting list, and an estimated c650 newly-formed households (net) becoming eligible for social housing each year.

The City Council furthermore recognises that land is by definition in fixed supply. The Development Plan estimates approximately 440 hectares of land is zoned and available for residential development within the DCC boundaries.

The City Council notes the following in relation to land availability in this area:

1.    DCC estimates (Council Questions, October 2017) that it owns approximately 120 hectares of land. Assuming a density of 100 units per hectare (DCC generally uses a range from 60-120 units / hectare), DCC-owned land could provide 12,000 units if used exclusively for public housing.  

2.    This leaves around 320 hectares of land zoned for residential development not owned by DCC. At a density of 100 units per hectare this would yield 32,000 units, delivering around 3,200 units of public housing through Part V requirements.

3.    Accordingly, if all DCC-owned land were used exclusively for public housing, and all non-DCC-owned land were developed and delivered 10% of units as Part V, the public housing output would still approximately 15,200 units.

Given this shortfall, the city council adopts the following policy in relation to the land within its boundaries:

·         That Dublin City Council institutes an immediate ban on the use of council-owned land for private, for-profit, housing development - whether this is for rent or purchase.

·         That Dublin City Council enters into immediate negotiations with all state bodies, semi-state bodies, and NAMA-appointed receivers, who own or control residential land in the Dublin City Council area, in order to increase the required Part V social housing delivery on those sites, with an initial aim of securing the full use of the land for mixed income public housing.

That Dublin City Council commits itself to ensuring a mix of incomes on all sites, but that this should be done through the use of innovative not-for-profit housing methods - such as public cost rental”.

Ø  Emergency Motion in the name of Cllr. Alison Gilliland.

Re: Refusal of the Gresham to accommodate our families pertinent to Equality legislation.

Cllr. Gilliland explained the context of motion.

Discussion noted.

Motion Agreed.

Agreed:Legal advice to be circulated to members of the SPC.

Ø  Motion in the name of Cllr. Éilis Ryan.

Éilis explained the context of motion.

Cllr. Boylan issued a circular proposing an amendment to the Cllr. Ryan motion.

Discussion followed.

Two votes took place based on the original motion and the amendment. Results as follows;

Œ Motion in the name of Cllr. Éilis Ryan

For                                          Against

            4                                              5

            Outcome: Motion rejected

Amendment to motion

For                                          Against

4                                              6

            Motion rejected

Cllr. Connaghan raised issues surrounding Housing Maintenance follow up.

Agreed:A Housing List report to be brought to a future Housing SPC meeting. Timeframe to be confirmed.

Chair thanked all for their attendance and acknowledged the role played by all concerned within the SPC.

Cllr. Daithi Doolan

CHAIRPERSON