A new housing development in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, has officially opened.

The 12 new homes are located at George's Place and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has already allocated the houses.

Minister for Housing and Urban Development Damien English TD welcomed the development.

He said: "This project has been delivered by utilising a framework of rapid build contractors which was established by the Office of Government Procurement, which means that Local Authorities across the country can now run quicker procurement competitions and advance rapid build projects to site more effectively and efficiently. While the Rapid Build Housing Programme is being implemented to expedite social housing supply, it should be noted that these homes are being built to the highest construction standards. New rapid delivery construction is a vital part of the programme and 208 new homes have been delivered through this scheme. An additional 24 rapid projects, involving over 650 new homes, are now being advanced, 283 of which are scheduled for delivery in 2018. These 12 homes are the first Rapid Build homes to be delivered under the framework this year."

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(CD/MH)