[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
[OBJECTIVE 3.12] SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF HOUSING
The Travellers Accommodation Unit (TAU) have a number of projects being developed, including the following projects which have been delivered or are ongoing: • 27 units are to be delivered at Spring Lane / Ellis’s Yard (Part VIII planning was approved in May 2024 for this €18m housing and regeneration plan) • 4 additional bays have been provided at 2 existing halting sites namely Hazelwood and Spring Lane. • An accommodation need assessment will be undertaken as part of the preparation for the Traveller Accommodation Plan (TAP) 2025-2029 • Fire safety works are ongoing and will be part of the new TAP 2025-2029 • The provision of welfare units will be addressed in the new TAP 2025-2029
Cork City Council develops schemes for the provision of homeless accommodation as demand occurs within its build, acquisition and leasing programmes. This can be via general need provision but also in the form of specially designed schemes. A pilot scheme is currently being considered.
The Cork City Council Housing Delivery Action Plan (HDAP) 2022-2026 includes targets in relation to accommodation for persons with a disability, and this target is currently being reached.
Figure 48: Planning Permission Granted for Sheltered Housing Apartment Units and Independent Living Pods
Planning Ref. Location
Development
Farranree Sheltered Housing Association, Ard Na Ri, Closes Green Millfield House, Millfield Industrial Estate, Commons Road
2241592
20 sheltered housing apartment units
Construction of 4 independent single- storey living pods
2241592
In terms of refuge, as a division of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) is responsible for the provision of accommodation and related services to people in the International Protection process. The applicants are distributed between International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) Centres and emergency accommodation centres. Numbers for International Protection Applicants in Cork City fluctuate every week as people get status, move out or into other centres around the country. On 31st March 2024 there were approximately 600 International Protection Applicants in Cork City. The role of Cork City Council is to engage with people in relation to integration; accommodation is outside the remit of the council. Cork City Council led local efforts to provide a welcoming reception for Ukrainian refugees who were allocated modular housing (the first scheme to be brought online nationally) in the Mahon community, by drawing together a local community response group, holding a dedicated ‘Mahon Welcomes’ day which also provided an opportunity for existing Mahon residents to be made aware of the various services and opportunities in their locality. The number of Ukrainians accommodated in Cork City is approximately 1,800, as provided by the Department of Children,
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