Electric.ie January/February 2018

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 35 Industry News Minister announces additional funding of €100 million for housing and homelessness T Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡– Šƒ• ƒ’’”‘˜‡† ƒ ‡š–”ƒ ͆ͱͰͰ million for housing and Š‘‡Ž‡••‡•• ˆ‘” ͲͰͱͷǤ Š‹• „”‹‰• –‘ ͆ͱǤʹ „‹ŽŽ‹‘ –Š‡ ˆ—†‹‰ –Šƒ– ‹• „‡‹‰ ’”‘˜‹†‡† ‹ ͲͰͱͷ „› –Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡– ˆ‘” Š‘—•‹‰ ƒ† ™‹ŽŽ •—’’‘”– –Š‡ †‡Ž‹˜‡”› ‘ˆ ‡™ Š‘‡•ǡ ˆƒ‹Ž› Š—„• ƒ† ‡‡”‰‡…› accommodation for those that ‡‡† –Š‡Ǥ ˆ –Š‡ ͆ͱͰͰ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ǡ ͆͹Ͳ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‹• „‡‹‰ ’”‘˜‹†‡† ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ž‘…ƒŽ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–›…ƒ’‹–ƒŽ ’”‘‰”ƒ‡ ƒ† ͆͸ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‹• „‡‹‰ ’”‘˜‹†‡† –‘ †‡Ž‹˜‡” homes under the National ‡‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘ ”‘‰”ƒ‡Ǥ The Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy has published an updated status list of social housing construction schemes that are advancing nationwide. This publication shows the picture ƒ– –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ —ƒ”–‡” ͳ ‘ˆ ͲͰͱͷǡ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ‘™ ƒŽ‘•– ͱͲǡͳͰͰ new social homes that are being advanced by local authorities and approved housing bodies across the country, including those that are on site, in planning and those …‘’Ž‡–‡† •‹…‡ ͲͰͱͶǤ “We have committed to publishing quarterly updates regarding social housing construction schemes and this latest one is to the end ‘ˆ —ƒ”–‡” ͷ ‘ˆ Ͷʹ͵ͻǤ ŽŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ listed projects, that in total are †‡Ž‹˜‡”‹‰ ͵Ͷǡͷʹʹ ‡™ Š‘‡•ǡ ƒ”‡ important to people on the waiting lists around the country. There ƒ”‡ ͷǡͺͺʹ ‡™ Š‘‡• ‘™ —†‡” construction, on top of those already built since Rebuilding Ireland was launched, with more •–ƒ”–‹‰ ‘ •‹–‡ ‹ ‡ƒ”Ž› Ͷʹ͵ͼǤ ƒ…Š of these homes is, or will soon be, a high quality social home, with good design and sustainable communities, as central priorities in their design and location”. The Social Housing Construction Projects Status Reports are available at Š––’ǣȀȀ™™™Ǥ”‡„—‹Ž†‹‰‹”‡Žƒ†Ǥ‹‡Ȁ