Dublin’s historic Cathal Brugha Barracks in the south inner city is to be bulldozed to make way for a massive 1,000 home social and affordable housing project from the Government.
The prime southside site in Rathmines will see the Government directly provide the thousand new homes through the Land Development Agency, according to Green party leader, Eamon Ryan.
All of the Cathal Brugha homes will be social and affordable to help ease the housing crisis in the capital.
This is as a result of a deal the Government did last year that guarantees 100% of houses built in Dublin and Cork by the Land Development Agency, who are managing this project, would have to be all social or affordable.
Mr Ryan said: “The Green Party has for many years highlighted the huge potential that Cathal Brugha barracks has to create one thousand of high-quality new homes within walking distance of the city centre.
“In 2018, we introduced a Dáil motion calling for this to happen and we are delighted that this exciting proposal is finally becoming a reality.
“These homes would be located close to schools, colleges and public transport links, and would go a long way towards meeting the huge demand for quality housing in our capital city.”
Mr Ryan was speaking after he received confirmation that a feasibility study is to be carried out into the use of Cathal Brugha barracks for social and affordable housing.
He said that the Green Party has been calling for this barracks to be used for housing for a number of years.
In 2018, we introduced a motion to the Dáil calling for both Cathal Brugha barracks and Broadstone bus depot to be used for this purpose.
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