Construction Contracts Signed for 8 New Homes in Doonbeg
Clare County Council has appointed Custy Construction Ltd. as contractor for the construction of a new eight-unit social housing development at Doonbeg, Co. Clare.
This development is being funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and is scheduled for completion in 2025. Construction is expected to begin early next month (November 2024). The scheme will comprise of a mix of two and three-bedroom houses and will include a number of specially adapted units.
Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling, said, “These eight units in Doonbeg are an important part of our housing programme for the county and will help in the Council’s efforts to meet the housing need of applicants. Developments like this one, along with our programme of turnkey builds, acquisitions, buy and renew, approved housing body build and acquisition, and vacant property refurbishment, are all essential in our efforts to provide more housing in County Clare.”
Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Councillor Alan O’Callaghan, said the Doonbeg development is further evidence of the Council’s commitment to the delivery of social housing in the county, “This development in Doonbeg will continue the positive progress has been that achieved to date in Clare to provide much-needed homes.”
Jason Murphy, Director of Service, Social Housing Directorate, said, “We are pleased to finalise this contract for the development of eight new homes in Doonbeg. These new homes will provide quality, sustainable housing and will also contribute to the vitality of the area. We are excited to see this project come to fruition and continue to support the housing needs of our rural communities.”
Councilor John Crowe, Chair of Housing Strategic Policy Committee, added, “I look forward to seeing this development getting under way and to progressing similar schemes all over the county.”
The project design team, managed by the Social Development Directorate in Clare County Council, includes, Hassett Leyden Flynn and Associates in the capacity of architects, P. Coleman and Associates as civil and structural engineers, Moloney Fox Consulting Engineers as mechanical and electrical engineers and Bermingham King Massey as quantity surveyors.
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