Respond opens applications for new Cost Rental homes at Lisieux Park

Dublin, 28/10/2025: Respond, one of Ireland’s leading Approved Housing Bodies and service providers, has opened applications for 67 new Cost Rental homes at Lisieux Park (Sandyford, Dublin 18).

The new homes form part of a wider 203 homes mixed tenure development, designed to provide high-quality, secure and affordable housing for individuals and families who earn up to €66,000 (net) per annum and are priced out of the private rental market.

The Cost Rental homes comprise:

• 1 studio apartment:  €1,183.00
• 29 one-bed apartment: €1,365.00
• 32 two-bed apartments: €1,544.00
• 5 three-bed apartments: €1,591.00

Rents are set at least 25% below market rates, providing long term affordability and security of tenure. Applications can now be submitted via www.respond.ie/cost-rental.

Tenant Experience

Located at the foot of the Dublin mountains, Lisieux Park offers tenants the best of both worlds – excellent transport links to Dublin city centre and a strong local community. Lisieux Park has been designed with tenants’ quality of life and community at its core. Each A-rated home features modern, energy efficient design and appliances, with underground parking available and access to landscaped courtyards and shared open spaces.

Respond’s on-site support team, including a Tenant Relations Officer, Community Support Worker, and Building Supervisor, will ensure a smooth move-in process and help nurture a strong sense of community from day one. Respond received a 95% rating in our Tenant Satisfaction Survey 2024.

Respond’s Commitment to Cost Rental Housing

Niamh Randall, Spokesperson for Respond, highlighted the importance of this milestone:

“We are delighted to open applications for these Cost Rental homes at Lisieux Park. They offer security and affordability to people who are struggling with high rents in Dublin. This is more than a housing development – it’s a community designed to help people thrive, supported by excellent local amenities, transport links and our dedicated on-site team. None of this would not be possible without the strong partnership of our funders and local authority colleagues.”

 Partnership Delivery

Lisieux Hall has been delivered in partnership with Dun Laoighaire-Rathdown County Council, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Housing Finance Agency and The Housing Agency, with construction led by Connack Construction Limited, Red Willow Limited, Alber Developments and Duffy. The development was funded by a mix of Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) and Cost Rental Equity Loan grants from the Government and Housing Finance Agency.

 A Growing National Pipeline

Respond currently provides homes for 19,746 people in 8,510 homes across Ireland. The organisation has 3,458 homes under construction, including social and Cost Rental housing.

For more information or to apply for a Cost Rental home at Lisieux Park, visit: www.respond.ie/cost-rental