Press Statement Issued on 28/02/2019

Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, will officially open its newest social housing development in Fingal today. The scheme which is the charity’s first greenfield development is a scheme of eight one-bedroom homes together with a small community building. It has been specifically designed to provide housing to single people with the most complex needs.

The scheme was supported by Fingal County Council and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and was primarily funded through Rebuilding Ireland. The scheme was also supported by money raised in 2018 through the Refund Project, an initiative to encourage people to donate their refunds from Irish Water to three of Ireland’s leading homeless charities.

Speaking ahead of the opening, Pat Doyle CEO of Peter McVerry Trust said “This is Peter McVerry Trust’s first new-build social housing scheme and is a landmark achievement for us. I’d like to thank our project partners in Fingal County Council and the Department of Housing for enabling us to deliver this scheme, and also to the public who helped increase the number of units delivered through donations received by the Refund Project.”

“This scheme consists of eight really high-quality units and a community building delivered at a cost of around €1.6 million. The new tenants will have access to both visiting and on-site supports from Peter McVerry Trust staff, while the community building will provide residents with a central location in which to socialise.”