The Minister for Housing has given the go-ahead for the provision of a significant turn-key housing development in Ballinasloe.
Minister Darragh O Brien has confirmed that 32 houses at Dunlo Hill in the town will be made available for Galway County Council to tackle waiting lists in the area.
The units will comprise of 3 two-bedroom houses, 27 three-bed houses and 2 four-bedroom properties.
Local Senator Eugene Murphy says he hopes to see work on the properties commence shortly: