Respond, an approved housing body and service provider, says that it delivered 77 new homes in Galway in 2021.
The organisation has welcomed 199 new tenants in Galway to lifetime homes they either own or manage from January to the end of November, bringing the total number of Respond’s tenants in Galway to 621.
Niamh Randall, spokesperson for Respond, said his year they were delighted to deliver 77 new social homes in Galway.
"This was a part of our national building programme where we delivered 624 new social homes and commenced construction on 685 additional homes over the course of the year.
"More than nine out of 10 homes we delivered in 2021 are newly-built lifetime homes delivered on fixed price contracts. We consistently deliver large-scale, quality housing developments in sustainable locations and we have strong in-house design expertise. Our development team includes architects, quantity surveyors, planners, technicians and more, all of whom add value to each and every construction project.
“In our Strategic Plan 2018-2023, the target of delivering 2,500 new homes nationally was set. Earlier this year, our board increased that target to 3,500 new homes. We are currently undertaking a mid term review of our strategic plan, particularly in light of the publication of the Government’s Housing for All plan, and expect these targets to further increase.”
Meaningful partnerships and collaboration is crucial for Respond according to Ms Randall. “Respond, as a service provider, is committed to developing vibrant and diverse communities and empowering individuals, families and communities to reach their full potential," she adds.
"Reflecting over the past year, we are extremely proud of how our services have supported families and individuals across their life cycle through our family homeless services, early learning and school age care, day care services for older people, refugee resettlement and family support services.
“We thank our tenants and service users who are at the heart of our work and the reason we do the work we do. Thank you to our staff, our dedicated board of directors and our partners in local authorities, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Housing Agency, the Housing Finance Agency, the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and the Health Service Executive for their continued hard work and support.
She concluded: "We are looking forward to 2022 and continuing to deliver additional social and affordable homes to people and the provision of family homeless services and services in the community.”
