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It’s been confirmed to The Avondhu this week that the estate is to be taken in charge by the county council. Photo: 123RF

The deadlock between residents of the private Dun Eala housing estate in Fermoy, the developers and Cork County Council has been broken. It's been confirmed to The Avondhu this week that the estate is to be taken in charge by the county council.

Local Minister Seán Sherlock and Cllr Noel McCarthy have both welcomed the news.

Residents have been calling for the local authority to take control of the unfinished estate for some time, citing safety concerns for children playing on roads and footpaths littered with potholes and a lack of speed ramps in the estate. The Avondhu highlighted their plight and their deep concern and frustration in a recent article.

“I understand that the developer of the estate has been liaising with the Estate Section of the Northern Division of Cork county Council,” Minister Seán Sherlock told The Avondhu.

“Residents of this estate have been lobbying hard to ensure the estate would be managed by Cork County Council. Over the last number of weeks, this process has intensified. I am confident that we are now in a more positive setting and that the residents can begin to have more confidence that they had heretofore.”

Cllr Noel McCarthy also welcomed the decision by the local authority to take over the estate and stressed that the residents would be in a “better position as a result. "I welcome the news as part of the ongoing process with the estate in question,” he said. "Residents have been waiting a long time for this to happen. I would certainly like to thank the engineers and the executive who have worked hard to ensure this decision was reached.”

Cllr McCarthy urged anyone who required further information to contact him while he also explained that he has a motion in front of the area meeting of Cork County council next Tuesday. “I have a motion to discover when exactly the estate will be taken in charge at the meeting next week in Mitchelstown,” he said.

Minister Sherlock stated that, “At this juncture I anticipate the process in theory should be without hindrance." He went on to say that there may be just one planning issue left outstanding. “We will await the outcome of that process. To my mind there is an acceptance that the taking in charge of the estate has gone on for a long time but I sense that all parties are trying to move on proactively,” he concluded.

One resident of the estate who has been active in the campaign to have the outstanding works finished and the estate taken in charge said this week she was delighted with the news.

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