On Tuesday, the Mayor of Fingal and the Minister for Housing opened a new development of 11 homes and cut the sod on a new development of 36 homes in Swords.
Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Brian McDonagh, was joined by the Minster for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, to the cut the ribbon on 11 new homes at Bowden Court on the Rathbeale Road.
The 11 apartments, which are currently being allocated by the Council, were constructed by Broomfield Construction.
They contain a mix of 1, 2 & 3-bedrooms across the three levels of the development.
Work began on the project in October 2022 and was completed at the end of September 2024. All units are A2 rated and are designed to be adaptable for medical needs, with two units currently being fitted out for disabled tenants in consultation with their respective Occupational Therapists.
Earlier, the Mayor and Minister were breaking ground for 36 new homes on Seatown Road which are being built as part of the new Swords Cultural Centre project.
The development will consist of two blocks of apartments on either side of the junction with St Columcille’s Drive with 20 apartments in one block and 16 in the other.
The development will consist of 2 bedroomed apartments, and all 9 of the ground floor units are adaptable for medical needs.
Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Brian McDonagh, said: “These are two excellent projects. Bowden Court is a brownfield site which has been utilised to provided housing, while the Seatown Road projects sees 12 council owned homes being replaced by 36 new homes right in the heart of Swords.”
Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien, said: “This is a real positive day with two examples of delivery by Fingal County Council of real good quality social homes.
“Within a year we have 11 beautiful apartments in Bowden Court for which the Department of Housing provided over €4m in funding.
“In Seatown there are going to be 36 homes right in the middle of Swords as part of the overall Swords Cultural Quarter project.
“We are now building more new social homes then we have done in over 50 years and we are also building affordable homes for the first time in a generation.”
Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly, said: “Fingal County Council has a very strong pipeline of housing delivery and over the next three years we will spend over €1billion on housing, which is three times what was in our Capital Plan five years ago.
“As well as providing homes for those on our social housing list we are also building affordable and cost rental homes and I want to thank the different departments within the Council who are working together to make this happen.”
Fingal currently have 405 new homes under construction, with a further 931 with planning permission once the tender stage is complete.
It is also preparing to seek planning consent for 322 homes across the county.
In addition, the council are negotiating with developers to deliver 778 new homes through the Part V process.