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Affordable Housing Oscor Traynor Woods, Special Council Meeting - Monday 8th July, 2024 6.15 pm

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1.	Requesting a Special Meeting of Dublin City Council on Monday 8th July 2024 at 6.15pm, to discuss the proposed prices of the Affordable Purchase homes at Oscar Traynor Woods. PDF 114 KB · John Lyons · Pat Dunne · Barry Heneghan · Mannix Flynn · Cieran Perry · Vincent Jackson · Daithi Doolan · Cat O’Driscoll · Hazel de Nortuín Additional documents: Appendix A , item 1. PDF 871 KB Webcast for 1. Minutes: A minutes silence was observed for the Lord Mayors father, former Supreme Court Judge Mr. Hugh Geoghegan following his passing on Sunday 7^th July. The Lord Mayor invited Frank d’Arcy Acting Assistant Chief Executive and David Dinnigan, Executive Manager to provide a short presentation on the Affordable Purchase Housing at Oscar Traynor Woods. A copy of the presentation can be found in Appendix A to these minutes. The Lord Mayor invited speakers from all parties to contribute to the debate.
2.	We the undersigned are requesting a Special Meeting of Dublin City Council meeting on 8th July 2024 at 6.15pm to discuss the following motion; "This City Council notes with dismay the communication sent to Councillors from Dublin City Council Housing Development section on 24 June which confirms that the so-called 'affordable' homes in Oscar Traynor Woods are to be sold at prices which cannot be described in any way as affordable. This is in clear breach of the commitments given at the time of the sale of this formerly public land that homes would be affordable and that this scheme would offer to working people the opportunity to purchase homes denied to them in the open market. We request an urgent meeting with Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien to address this issue which raises fundamental questions about the Government's affordable housing policy which it has tasked Dublin City Council to implement." PDF 137 KB · Daithi Doolan · Janice Boylan · Micheál MacDonncha · Séamas McGrattan · Edel Moran · Leslie Kane · Anthony Connaghan · John Lyons · Cat O’Driscoll · Hazel De Nortuín Additional documents: Webcast for 2. Minutes: The following motion was proposed by Councillor Daithí Doolan and seconded by Councillor Janice Boylan, Councillor Micheál MacDonncha, Councillor Séamas McGrattan, Councillor Edel Moran, Councillor Leslie Kane, Councillor Anthony Connaghan, Councillor John Lyons, Councillor Cat O’Driscoll This City Council notes with dismay the communication sent to Councillors from Dublin City Council Housing Development Section on 24^th June which confirms that the so-called 'affordable' homes in Oscar Traynor Woods are to be sold at prices which cannot be described in any way as affordable. This is in clear breach of the commitments given at the time of the sale of this formerly public land that homes would be affordable and that this scheme would offer to working people the opportunity to purchase homes denied to them in the open market. We request an urgent meeting with Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien to address this issue which raises fundamental questions about the Government's affordable housing policy which it has tasked Dublin City Council to implement. The motion was put and carried.