The 2012 National Housing Development Survey, which has been tracking the extent and condition of unfinished housing developments since 2010, was launched this week by Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan.
The study found that nationally there has been a decrease of 37 per cent in the number of unfinished developments and a 27 per cent decrease in the number of vacant units since 2010.
Minister O’Sullivan said that the issue of local authorities taking in charge those developments that were substantially completed was a priority.
“Over the past two years more than 1,200 developments have been substantially completed. The next immediate priority is for developers, funders and local authorities to work together in finalising the process of having the developments taken in charge by the local authority.”
The Labour Party Minister and Limerick city TD noted that “steady progress” has been made in relation to unfinished housing developments, however she acknowledged that “hundreds of families are still enduring the stress and strain of living on an unfinished development.”
There are 1,770 developments which still remain unfinished throughout the country.
In Limerick city, there are seven developments which are officially classed as unfinished, the total for Limerick county is 35 while Bruachlan in Westbury and Carrig Midhe in Corbally are also categorised as unfinished.
