Ministerial Visit to six newly constructed Housing Developments (235 units) across Cork County

Mayor Coughlan highlighted how, “In meeting the challenges of housing supply, Cork County Council has been to the forefront, and has successfully provided homes through a variety of delivery streams across our county and this is evident today with our visits to Own Build, Turnkey and PPP developments.  We will continue to work with all stakeholders to deliver sustainable housing solutions that will meet the needs of the county.  I am delighted to see that the hard work and collaboration of all is reflected in these excellent schemes that we have visited today”.

Minister O’Brien added, “This year 9,000 new social homes will be built across the country – delivery on a level not seen for many years. The targets in Housing for All are significant, ambitious and necessary, and the work Local Authorities do on the ground will be key to us achieving those targets. Today I’m seeing how Cork County Council is rising to that challenge – leading the way in providing high-quality, new social homes for people and families on their waiting list. Because ultimately Housing for All is not about targets or units of delivery, it’s about transforming lives – and the homes I’ve seen today will do exactly that.”   

The Own Build development is located at Beechgrove, Clonakilty and provides for 57 dwellings consisting of 51 new build one and two storey 1-bed, 2-bed, 3-bed and 4- bed units and a specially adapted unit. In addition to the new build, six apartments are housed in the original Beechgrove House and associated outbuildings which have been carefully renovated to best conservation principles and are at the centre of the scheme. The development was conceived and managed by Cork County Council and constructed by MMD Contractors. An external design team lead by Coady Architects with HHP consulting engineers and John J Casey & Co. acting as engineers and quantity surveyors for the job respectively have worked closely with Cork County Council to deliver a scheme that respects the scale and nature of surrounding developments and existing structures in a sensitive manner. These A-rated homes heated with renewable energy heat source pumps are a positive addition to Cork County Council’s building stock and are providing additional homes for families within Clonakilty.

The Public Private Partnership schemes are located at Páirc Goodman, Skibbereen (50 units), Páirc Thiar, Clonakilty (52 units) and Páirc Uí Mhuirithe, Macroom (50 units.) The schemes involve a mix of 2, 3 & 4 bedroom “A” rated energy efficient houses. Construction works commenced on the project in November 2019, with a phased completion of the schemes between Q2 and Q4 2021. 

Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey, commenting on the developments added, “The provision of these, quality, energy efficient homes are greatly assisting housing needs in areas of high demand like Skibbereen, Clonakilty and Macroom.   Cork County Council’s continuing commitment to meeting housing needs through the Social Housing Capital Programme will see in excess of 3,000 social housing units being provided in the period 2022- 2026 across County Cork.”

Cork County Council is the Lead Local Authority for the Social Housing PPP Bundle 2 Project (SHB2), which involves a Design, Build, Finance & Manage 25-year contract delivering 465 units in eight schemes across six counties - Cork, Kildare, Galway, Waterford, Roscommon & Clare. 

The new homes were delivered with the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage as the approving authority, with Cork County Council as sponsoring agency and lead local authority, on behalf of the respective local authorities, and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) acting as financial advisor, procuring authority and project manager. TORC Housing Partnership were awarded the Social Housing PPP Bundle 2 contract. The TORC Housing Partnership consortium includes Equitix Ltd / Kajima Partnerships Ltd, JJ Rhatigan / OHL, Derwent FM and Tuath Housing Association. 

The Turnkey Developments in Macroom and the Own Build Development in Clonakilty are funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through the Social Housing Investment Programme. 

Cork County Council continues to successfully deliver social housing schemes through its Turnkey housing model. The developments in Macroom are located at two separate sites at Árd an tSuláin (12 units) and An Goirtín Rua (14 units).The first scheme of twelve houses consisting of a mix of six no. 2 bed houses and six no. 3 bed houses was completed by Vella homes while the second scheme of fourteen houses consisting of a mix of four no. 2 bed houses and ten no. 3 bed houses was completed by JD Buckley Construction working for MIlaqua Developments. These units will help reduce the housing waiting list in Macroom through the provision of high-quality family homes.

Cuairt an Aire go sé Fhorbairt Tithíochta nuathógtha (235 aonad) timpeall Contae Chorcaí

Tá fáilte curtha ag Méara Chontae Chorcaí, an Comhairleoir Gillian Coughlan, roimh an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta Darragh O’Brien TD go Contae Chorcaí chun cuairt a thabhairt chuig sé Fhorbairt Tithíochta Sóisialta nuathógtha sa Sciobairín, Cloich na Coillte agus Maigh Chromtha. Cuimsíonn na forbairtí seo trí Scéim Comhpháirtíochta Príobháidí Poiblí (CPP), dhá Fhorbairt Lándéanta agus Forbairt Féin Tógála amháin.

Leag an Méara Coughlan béim ar an gcaoi a raibh, “Comhairle Contae Chorcaí chun tosaigh agus í ag tabhairt aghaidh ar dhúshláin an tsoláthair tithíochta, agus d’éirigh léi tithe a sholáthar trí shruthanna seachadta éagsúla ar fud ár gcontae agus tá sé seo le feiscint lenár gcuairteanna ar  fhorbairtí Comhpháirtíochta Príobháidí Poiblí (CPP), Lándéanta agus Féin Tógála. Leanfaimid ag obair leis na páirtithe leasmhara go léir chun réitigh inbhuanaithe tithíochta a sholáthar a fhreastalóidh ar riachtanais an chontae. Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil an obair chrua agus an comhoibriú atá curtha isteach sna scéimeanna iontacha seo ar thugamar cuairt orthu inniu le feiscint”.

Dúirt an tAire O’Brien freisin, “Tógfar 9,000 teach sóisialta nua i mbliana ar fud na tíre – seachadadh ar leibhéal nach bhfacthas a leithéid le blianta fada. Tá na spriocanna i dTithíocht do Chách suntasach, uaillmhianach agus riachtanach, agus beidh an obair a dhéanann Údaráis Áitiúla ar an talamh ríthábhachtach chun na spriocanna sin a bhaint amach. Feicim inniu conas atá Comhairle Contae Chorcaí ag tabhairt faoin dúshlán sin – agus iad chun tosaigh maidir le tithe sóisialta nua d’ardchaighdeán a sholáthar do dhaoine agus do theaghlaigh ar a liosta feithimh. Ar deireadh thiar ní hiad spriocanna nó aonaid seachadta an cuspóir atá le ' Tithíocht do Chách', baineann sé le saolta a athrú . Sin an fhíor chuspóir– agus déanfaidh na tithe atá feicthe agam inniu é sin go díreach.”

Tá an fhorbairt Féin Tógála suite ag Garrán na Feá, Cloich na Coillte agus soláthraíonn sé 57 áit chónaithe comhdhéanta de 51 aonad nuathógtha d'aon agus dhá stór 1-leaba, 2-leaba, 3-leaba agus 4 leaba agus aonad atá oiriúnaithe go speisialta. Chomh maith leo siúd, tá sé árasán lonnaithe i dTeach Gharrán na Feá agus na foirgnimh a bhaineann leis, a ndearnadh athchóiriú cúramach orthu de réir na bprionsabal caomhantais is fearr agus atá i gcroílár na scéime. Ba í Comhairle Contae Chorcaí a cheap agus a bhainistigh an fhorbairt agus thóg Conraitheoirí MMD í. D’oibrigh foireann deartha sheachtrach faoi stiúir Coady Architects le hinnealltóirí comhairleacha HHP agus John J Casey & Co. ag feidhmiú mar innealtóirí agus suirbhéirí cainníochta don phost faoi seach. D'oibríodar go dlúth le Comhairle Contae Chorcaí chun scéim a sheachadadh a thugann meas ar scála agus nádúr na bhforbairtí mórthimpeall agus struchtúir atá ann cheana féin ar bhealach íogair.  Cuireann na tithe seo ar ráta A, atá téite le caidéil foinse teasa fuinnimh in-athnuaite, go mór le stoc tógála Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí agus cuireann siad tithe breise ar fáil do theaghlaigh i gCloich na Coillte.

Tá na scéimeanna Comhpháirtíochta Príobháidí Poiblí   lonnaithe i bPáirc Goodman, An Sciobairín (50 aonad), Pháirc Thiar, Cloich na Coillte (52 aonad) agus Páirc Uí Mhuirithe, Maigh Chromtha (50 aonad.) Tá meascán de 2, 3 & 4 sheomra leapa i gceist leis na scéimeanna seo de thithe atá rátáilte 'A'  tíosach ar fhuinneamh. Cuireadh tús le hoibreacha tógála ar an tionscadal i mí na Samhna 2019, agus críochnaíodh na scéimeanna de réir a chéile idir R2 agus R4 2021.

Dúirt Príomhfheidhmeannach Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí, Tim Lucey, agus é ag trácht ar na forbairtí, “Cabhraíonn soláthar na dtithe seo, atá éifeachtach ó thaobh fuinnimh, go mór le riachtanais tithíochta i gceantair ina bhfuil éileamh ard ar nós an Sciobairín, Cloich na Coillte agus Maigh Chromtha. Leanann tiomantas Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí freastal ar riachtanais tithíochta, agus cuirfear breis agus 3,000 aonad tithíochta sóisialta ar fáil sa tréimhse 2022-2026 ar fud Chontae Chorcaí tríd an gClár Caipitil Tithíochta Sóisialta .”

Is í Comhairle Contae Chorcaí an Príomh-Údarás Áitiúil do Thionscadal Beart 2 CPP Tithíocht Shóisialta (SHB2), lena mbaineann conradh 25 bliana Dear, Tógáil, Maoinigh & Bainistigh a sheachadann 465 aonad in ocht scéim thar sé chontae - Corcaigh, Cill Dara, Gaillimh, Port Láirge, Ros Comáin & An Clár.

Seachadadh na tithe nua leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil & Oidhreachta mar an t-údarás ceadaithe, le Comhairle Contae Chorcaí mar ghníomhaireacht urraíochta agus mar phríomhúdarás áitiúil, thar ceann na n-údarás áitiúil faoi seach, agus an Ghníomhaireacht Airgeadais d'Fhorbairt Náisiúnta (NDFA) ag gníomhú mar chomhairleoir airgeadais, údarás soláthair agus bainisteoir tionscadail. Bronnadh an conradh Beart 2 CPP Tithíochta Sóisialta ar Chomhpháirtíocht Tithíochta TORC. Cuimsíonn an cuibhreannas Comhpháirtíochta Tithíochta TORC Equitix Ltd / Kajima Partnerships Ltd, JJ Rhatigan / OHL, Derwent FM agus Cumann Tithíochta Tuath.

Tá na Forbairtí Lándéanta i Maigh Chromtha agus an Fhorbairt Féin Tógtha i gCloich na Coillte maoinithe ag an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta tríd an gClár Infheistíochta Tithíochta Sóisialta.

Leanann Comhairle Contae Chorcaí de scéimeanna tithíochta sóisialta a sheachadadh go rathúil trína samhail tithíochta lándéanta. Tá na forbairtí i Maigh Chromtha lonnaithe ag dhá shuíomh ar leith ag Ard an tSuláin (12 aonad) agus An Goirtín Rua (14 aonad). Tá an chéad scéim de dhá theach déag comhdhéanta de mheascán de 6 uimh. theach dhá sheomra leapa agus 6 uimh. theach trí sheomra leapa, críochnaithe ag Vella Homes. Chríochnaigh JD Buckley Construction an dara scéim de cheithre theach déag ina raibh meascán de 4 theach uimh. theach dhá sheomra leapa agus 10 uimh. theach dhá sheomra leapa, agus iad ag obair do MIlaqua Developments. Cabhróidh na haonaid seo leis an liosta feithimh tithíochta i Maigh Chromtha a laghdú trí thithe teaghlaigh ar ardchaighdeán a sholáthar.