Eight new posts for Waterford City and County Council’s housing delivery team have been approved.
The new positions are some of 211 approved nationwide to help local authorities deliver their social housing targets, and include engineers, quantity surveyors, architects and administrative roles.
The Government’s Housing for All plan commits to strengthening the capacity of Local Authorities to initiate, design, plan, develop and manage housing projects. This requires the resourcing of housing delivery teams.
Commenting Minister O’Brien said, “In September this year, the Government published our new housing strategy, ‘Housing for All’. It is the most comprehensive housing plan in the history of the State, backed by an unprecedented €4bn per year. Under ‘Housing for All’, we will deliver nearly 90,000 new build social homes by 2030 and we have put a very clear focus on the delivery of new build projects.
“My Department has been working with the Housing Delivery Coordination Office (HDCO) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) to identify capacity limitations and additional staffing resources required to deliver our objectives.
“With the approval of these new posts, we are ensuring that Waterford City and County Council have the capacity to deliver the scale of social housing required,” he concluded.
Michael Walsh, Chief Executive, Waterford City and County Council added, “The department’s commitment to delivering social and affordable homes, not just in Waterford, but throughout the country, is underpinned by this announcement. The availability of new personnel and resources will greatly assist Waterford’s housing delivery team meet its target under Housing for All.”
