In a late breaking development last night it was confirmed that Dublin City Council has selected five possible sites to place Ireland’s first modular homes.
It is understood the new homes which will be built to house the country’s homeless will be built in the next few months, according to reports Dublin City Council have set a target of delivering 22 new homes before Christmas, with the remaining 128 to be fast-tracked in the new year. Reports suggest that the new prefabricated homes will be built on sites in Poppintree in Ballymun, Mourne Road in Crumlin, Belcamp Avenue in Coolock, St Helena’s drive in Finglas and Cherry Orchard in Ballyfermot.
The news of Dublin’s City Councils’ quick decision to deliver sites in the region has not been welcomed by Independent Councillor for Dublin’s North Inner City Christy Burke who says the proposal is a temporary measure for a very serious problem. Mr Burke tod reporter’s: “They are a temporary measure for a serious situation and the long term effect has to be the building of long-term social housing.”
However Mr Burke did say the proposal was better than having people sleeping on the streets, saying: “We went to visit them, I spent three hours visiting them, it gives families their dignity and their integrity.” “They might not be the best in the world but they will do so that we can get the building programme off the ground, up and running, and take people out of hotels and B&Bs.”