Tipperary councillors are to meet on Monday for a special meeting in Clonmel on the Housing Crisis in the county.
Four representatives from the Construction Industry Federation will begin the meeting with a presentation on statistics and challenges in private home construction in the region. This will be followed by three presentations from staff in the council housing section to give an update on Homeless services, the delivery of social housing in the county, the capital schemes that are available and being used by Tipperary County Council and finally a presentation on Affordable housing and home ownership. The meeting is due to have heard all four presentations by shortly before noon with a question and answer session to conclude the meeting.
Councillors say dealing with housing issues for people who are homeless, in receipt of Notices to Quit or those seeking to rent or buy a home is the greatest challenge in their work at present. The Homeless figures for county Tipperary have increased dramatically since July with the September homeless report showing that 68 people are in emergency accommodation representing a 51% increase on September 2023.
The council expects to deliver a total of over 870 new social houses between 2024 and 2026 but is finding it difficult to source developers to build affordable houses in the Nenagh and Clonmel – the two areas initially selected for such housing schemes. At present there are 3,592 applicants approved for social housing in the county – 886 in the Tipperary Cashel MD, 854 in the Thurles Templemore MD, 807 in Nenagh, 645 in Clonmel BD and 400 in Carrick on Suir.
