Dublin City Council has confirmed that the first modular homes being built to house homeless families will not be ready in time for Christmas.
It had been promised that the 22 units in Poppintree in Ballymun would be completed by December 22nd, with plans to move families into them straight away.
However, after a protest on the land and delays because of weather from Storm Desmond it has now been confirmed that the works will not be finished before Christmas.
A statement from the council reads "This delay was completely outside the city councils control. The contractor is willing to deviate from his original phasing in order to push for units before Christmas. However, this risks incomplete units being left to the elements over the Christmas holidays".
"The program has been revised and houses will now be on site in mid January."
Dublin City Council says it has started laying the groundwork for ordering another 131 modular homes today.
