Dublin City Council aims to build 4,000 new homes

Molly O'Reilly

Dublin City Council plans to build 4,000 new homes across 30 sites in the next four years.

The programme marks one of the largest direct build housing programmes undertaken by any local Authority.

The development is across 30 sites with the largest single development in Ballymun in Dublin's northside, where 928 units will be built across five sites, while two sites designated in Belmayne - near Clare Hall and Kinsealy in north Dublin - will feature 250 new units each.

The local council said it will advance a range of council-owned housing sites through a Design and Build delivery model with support from the National Development Finance Agency and funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It is encouraging housing contractors to participate in the programme.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Ray McAdam, said delivering homes at scale is “one of most urgent challenges facing Dublin”.

“This new programme is about unlocking the full potential of Council-owned land to create homes, strengthening communities, and ensuring that people can continue to live and thrive in the neighbourhoods they know and love," he said.