A €3.5m social housing scheme in Co Louth demolished last year after the homes were found to be contaminated with pyrite has been rebuilt, and is to be officially opened today.
The 25-unit housing estate in Moneymore, Drogheda was 60% complete when pyrite was discovered in the blockwork last year.
After a detailed examination all the houses were bulldozed to the ground and rebuilt.
After a seven-month delay, 25 families from Co Louth's social housing waiting list are now living in the homes.
There are lengthy delays for social housing in Co Louth, with 4,764 applicants on the waiting list as of 31 July.
In Drogheda alone, 1,907 applicants are approved and waiting for social housing.
"We do have some estates coming on stream next year but they're very small amounts," Drogheda Mayor Paul Bell told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland.
"They will not address the overall issue of trying to get ahead of the curve of the numbers of applicants seeking homes."
The McArdle Green scheme was developed by the North & East Housing Association on land provided by Louth County Council.
The project was funded through a mixture of state funding, North and East's resources and a loan from Ulster Bank.
The additional cost arising from the demolition and reconstruction was borne by the builder and its supplier.
