As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
“I am conscious of the fact that delivery under previous Capital Programmes over recent years has been disappointing,” said the council Chief Executive Owen Keegan, in the report.
The council has issued an enforcement notice, indicating that what the owners built isn’t what they got permission for.
Dimmers or shades or tweaking the angle could help, say some residents.
Number 34 Bachelors Walk is on the record of protected structures in Dublin, and the owner of a big red LED sign there does not have planning permission for it.
On Monday evening, Chief Executive Owen Keegan presented councillors with the targets by which the council will measure whether it’s doing a good job delivering services.
The council will soon consider two new climate-change strategy documents, and councillors have a host of energy-conservation and transport-transformation ideas.
Even though Grafton Street has been finished for three months, there has been very little comment on whether it’s good, bad or indifferent.