Approved housing body delivered 34 new social homes

Respond, Ireland’s largest construction-led approved housing body and service provider, delivered 34 new social homes in Meath last year. This brings the total number of homes it owns and manages in the county to 204.

Respond’s 2023 Annual Report was recently launched by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O'Brien TD.

The approved housing body will have a record 4,000 new social and cost rental homes under construction by the end of 2024. This milestone represents a threefold increase in its home building programme over the past year. Respond's strategy focuses on developing mixed tenure schemes of both social and cost rental homes to build diverse and inclusive communities.

Respond currently has 2,925 new social and cost rental homes in development at 21 sites across the country under its €1.2bn construction programme.

Commenting at the launch of the 2023 Annual Report, Respond spokesperson Niamh Randall said: “We are building inclusive, long-term sustainable communities, with our developments placed close to amenities including schools and parks, public transport routes and commercial centres.

Welcoming Respond’s progress, Darragh O'Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, added: “I would like to commend Respond’s work in supporting families across the country, both in terms of delivering new homes and the essential community support services it provides.