Housing Association Cluid has been refused CAS funding despite receiving planning permission for the Emerald Housing Project in Ballymun, Sinn Féin has revealed.

Housing spokesperson and TD for Dublin North West, Dessie Ellis, has hit out at the Minister for Environment and is calling on him to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Deputy Ellis said: "The Minister for the Environment, Alan Kelly, has indicated that housing funding is available for people with disabilities. He has alluded to a prioritisation of such housing and now he needs to put his money where his mouth is. It is well and good to make statements and send out press releases, but if the funding doesn't flow to the bodies providing housing then it is meaningless.

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"In the case of the Emerald Project in Gateway Crescents Sillogue, Ballymun, seven housing units secured planning permission but have been refused CAS funding from Minister Kelly's department. Given this revelation, the Minister needs to be forthcoming in releasing funding from his department, or provide an explanation as to why funding was denied."

(CD)