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First sod turned on Fingal County Councilʼs Affordable Housing Scheme at Dun Emer, Lusk Fingal County Councilʼs Affordable Housing Scheme at Dun Emer in Lusk took a major step forward today when the first sod was turned on the construction site by the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr David Healy; the Deputy Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Robert OʼDonoghue; and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh OʼBrien, TD.
Deputy Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Robert OʼDonoghue; and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh OʼBrien, TD and Mayor of Fingal, Cllr David Healy;
The Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly, and the Chief Executive of Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance, Hugh Brennan, were also present at the ceremony which signals the next phase of the 51 home project. Construction on 39 affordable homes and 12 social homes will commence in a couple of weeks once site works are completed and applications for the Dun Emer Affordable Home Purchase Scheme are being accepted through an online portal up until 5pm on May 31. Prices will start from €166,000 for the two-bedroom apartments; from €206,000 for the three-bedroom duplexes; from €250,000 for the three-bedroom terraced; and from €258,000 for the three-bedroom semidetached homes. The Application Portal opened on May 4 and there has been a steady stream of applications for the affordable homes. The allocation process will be based on the Scheme of Priority with each application being processed on the basis of its eligibility.
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