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FIELDTRIPS The conference will include a walking tour of Dublin and a choice of study trips (including one to Belfast). Walking Tour of Dublin Study Tours - Sunday 6th
July The private rented sector
Bob Jordan,
Affordable home ownership This study tour will be facilitated by the Affordable Homes Partnership,
a government agency, which aims to co-ordinate and promote the delivery
of affordable housing in Ireland. Firstly, we will visit Property Path in South Dublin County Council, where we will hear how affordable sales are managed and gain an understanding of the overall approach to affordable housing in Ireland. We will then visit developments in the South Dublin area which incorporate affordable housing. Firstly Adamstown, a Strategic Development Zone of 223 hectares, which has developed as a new town, and secondly, St. Edmunds a typical medium-sized development. You will have an opportunity to look at the overall development itself as well as individual homes. These examples will demonstrate the types and quality of affordable housing and the focus on achieving integrated developments. Study materials and information on the developments visited will be provided to all participants. Itinerary:
Rural housing (full day trip) In recent times, the County Council has been building up to 200 houses per year. Also the standards to which all houses in Ireland are being built are being increasing, particularly in relation to Energy consumption, (both in building and running the house). In late 2007, the Building Regulations were revised to ensure that all houses built from 2008 onwards would be built so as to reduce the energy demand of the house by 40 % from the previous building regulation standard. In anticipation of this, Wicklow County Council have been constructing a scheme of 10 low energy houses in Knockanana, in the hills of Wicklow. We are reluctant to claim the houses as “Passive”, because they will require some energy input to heat them, but we have applied some of the principles of the PassivHous Institut in Germany. These houses are due for completion mid 2008. Also Wicklow County Council has recently completed a scheme of 39 houses in two phases at Riverfield at Aughrim. These houses have been completed in accordance with the 2000 Building Regulations and are finished to a high standard. The Scheme was designed by Martin Noone Architect, and constructed by Contract. This scheme will demonstrate best practice in layout, design and most importantly scale. The study tour will bring the delegates through from the built up North part of the County to the very Rural South of the county, visiting existing older Social Housing on the way, and pausing for some time at the two Schemes mentioned above to show how best practice is now being applied to the design of the Social Housing in Wicklow. Itinerary:
Homeless services
Regenerating the inner city The Dublin Docklands Development Authority was created in 1997 to lead a major project of physical, social and economic regeneration in the East side of Dublin. The Project extended over 520 hectares, at the core of which were former Dockland areas comprising some 100 hectares of substantially derelict or low value industrial land. The various communities lying in the area outside of this core comprised some 17,500 people. Although there was a very strong and active sense of community, the area had severe economic and social problems. The Docklands Project is radically changing the whole area, not only through major phases of mixed use property development but also by involving local people in the planning of that and by fostering and investing in educational and other social interventions. These interventions aim to develop social and economic capacity in order to ensure that the Area development is truly sustainable. The Docklands has a target of delivering over 11,000 housing units by 2012 with 20% of them being social and affordable housing units. The housing strategy and the ambitious future plans for the Docklands area will be introduced this afternoon. We will be visiting newly developed social apartments and see the Docklands area when sailing on the river Liffey onboard 'The Liffey Voyage'. Itinerary:
Housing in Belfast (full day trip) The tour facilitated by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, which is the Regional Strategic Housing Authority for Northern Ireland, will demonstrate the difficulties of providing social housing in a divided city. The tour will highlight efforts made by the Housing Executive to improve the physical condition of homes in Belfast and show where work still remains to be done. It will identify areas where the Housing Executive has been instrumental in encouraging diversified tenure such as low cost privately owned housing and locations where some of the 39 Registered Housing Association in Northern Ireland have undertaken new build. Participants will also get a chance to see at first hand some of the peace walls and historical buildings in the city as well as gaining an insight into the impact which the ‘Troubles’ had on the provision of social housing.
The history of social housing in Dublin
Sustainable housing development This Tour will include a visit to 2 separate Sustainable Housing developments
in Dublin City Itinerary: Regenerating social housing estates This is Ireland’s single largest urban reconstruction scheme and one of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe. The regeneration programme will result in a new town with new and improved facilities for the 30,000 people who will live there. The tour will include a walk through the old and the new Ballymun where you will visit the famous tower blocks and some of the new housing developments. You will have the opportunity to meet “Ballymuners” who have a unique and strong sense of identity and community spirit. Alongside the housing regeneration Ballymun residents are experiencing
the benefits of a multitude of arts, environmental action, recreational
and training opportunities. This study tour will be hosted by Ballymun Community Law Centre. Itinerary:
Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council – Housing Initiatives in Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will facilitate a study trip for 20 people on Sunday July 6th 2008. They will provide an overview of housing initiatives in Dún Laoghaire including recent developments of social housing and also a study visit to Bentley Villas, an emergency accommodation service for men and women who have been experiencing homelessness in the local area. The service is provided by Dún Laoghaire/ Rathdown County Council and is managed by Crosscare. Through these distinct examples housing projects, Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council hopes to demonstrate the work that is taking place in their local area in providing suitable and appropriate accommodation options for people. Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County is located between the outer suburbs of Dublin City and the Dublin/Wicklow Mountains. Itinerary:
Homeless Agency – Services for People Who Are Experiencing Homelessness in Dublin City Centre The Homeless Agency will facilitate a study trip in Dublin city centre for 15 people on July 6th 2008 at (time tbc). The Homeless Agency will provide an initial overview of the responses and challenges in addressing homelessness in Dublin and will then examine the experience of a person who is homeless, exploring their contact with homeless and mainstream services located in the city centre. Through the information provided and the services visited on the study trip, the Homeless Agency hopes to provide a clear picture of the experiences of a person who is homeless in Dublin city centre. The Homeless Agency is a partnership body that was established as part
of the Government Strategy on homelessness in 2001, with the responsibility
for planning and coordination of the delivery of quality services to
people who are experiencing homelessness in Dublin.
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