Dean's Lane Housing Scheme nears Completion


The first phase of the ambitious Mitchel's Regeneration Scheme at Dean's Lane came a step closer this week with the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Herz solid fuel central heating and hot water system.  Engineer Spies Walter of Herz travelled from Seberksdorf in Austria to supervise the installation of the twin 500KW boilers and control. He was assisted by Pawel Stefaniak of Filtrex Boiler Systems, the Dublin-based Irish boiler specialists, and Seamus Noonan of Stephen Culliney, Heating & Plumbing, Ennis.  Clerk of Works John Casey of Tralee Town Council was on hand to view the testing of the equipment.

The scheme at Dean's Lane is due for completion in mid November with the handover of the 42 units for the elderly  to Tralee Town Council. The €8.5m scheme is designed by the National Building Agency, built by Contractor M. Fitzgibbon Ltd from Ennis and funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government under the National Development Plan. The project is a key objective of the Mitchel's Regeneration Team - a partnership between the local authority, residents' groups and state and voluntary bodies.  The Dean's Lane scheme incorporates a number of eco and energy saving features and will be the first woodchip district heating scheme in Ireland utilising locally produced fuel, according to Senior Executive Engineer, Tim McSwiney.