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Minister Attwood Visits New Barnsley, Belfast

Posted on June 15, 2010
L-R: David Magee (NIHE), Michelle Murphy (PK Murphy), Mrs Duffy (Resident), Minister Attwood (Social Development), Sean Mc Caughan (PK Murphy), Sean Mc Kenna (District Manager NIHE)

L-R: David Magee (NIHE), Michelle Murphy (PK Murphy), Mrs Duffy (Resident), Minister Attwood (Social Development), Sean Mc Caughan (PK Murphy), Sean Mc Kenna (District Manager NIHE)

Social Devel­op­ment Min­is­ter, Alex Attwood, today joined the res­id­ents in New Barns­ley, West Bel­fast to cel­eb­rate the com­ple­tion of a kit­chen replace­ment scheme.

The £860,000 scheme for 207 homes was wel­comed by Hous­ing Exec­ut­ive ten­ant Mrs Duffy, who invited Min­is­ter Attwood to view her newly-fitted kit­chen. Rose­mary Duffy was one of the first ten­ants to get a new kit­chen as part of the scheme and said:

“The old kit­chen has been in the house for ages so it’s lovely to have a nice, new mod­ern kit­chen — it’s like some­thing out of a magazine. The extra sock­ets and cooker hood also make a big dif­fer­ence and the fact that I was able to choose my own cup­boards and work tops was the icing on the cake! I would also like to say a big thank you to the Hous­ing Exec­ut­ive and the work­men who were brilliant.”

Speak­ing over a cup of tea in Mrs Duffy’s new kit­chen, Min­is­ter Attwood said: “This scheme is provid­ing much-needed improve­ments to homes in New Barns­ley, for people like Mrs Duffy. I enjoyed vis­it­ing her home and talk­ing foot­ball with her husband.

“This scheme is an excel­lent way of demon­strat­ing that much-needed work is con­tinu­ing and resources are tar­geted as effect­ively as pos­sible. I and res­id­ents in New Barns­ley, acknow­ledge the Hous­ing Exec­ut­ive for tar­get­ing their resources in areas of such high social need.”

The ten­ants were involved at all stages of the work and as part of the pro­cess they were able to select the type of units, work­tops and tiles for their new kit­chens from a vari­ety of choices. One to one con­sulta­tions were car­ried out before the work began. Cus­tomer Ser­vice Man­ager with PK Murphy added:

“PK Murphy is com­mit­ted to achiev­ing high qual­ity and 100% sat­is­fac­tion from all the ten­ants involved.  We have fur­ther developed our cus­tomer care strategies, qual­ity and deliv­ery of work to ensure that res­id­ents are provided with a kit­chen they can be proud of. 

Min­is­ter Attwood added: “I hope that Mrs Duffy and her hus­band enjoy their mod­ern bright kit­chen and that all those who have availed of the scheme are pleased with the improve­ments to their homes.”

Sean McK­enna the Hous­ing Executive’s West Bel­fast Dis­trict Man­ager said: “New Barns­ley remains a pop­u­lar place to live and this fur­ther invest­ment under­pins not only our com­mit­ment to the area but will go a long way in ensur­ing that ten­ants homes remain fit for mod­ern day liv­ing and all its requirements.

“Ten­ant involve­ment remains an essen­tial ele­ment of any improve­ment scheme and the appoint­ment of a Cus­tomer Ser­vice Man­ager to work closely with ten­ants and Hous­ing Exec­ut­ive staff ensured that work pro­gressed with min­imum disruption.”

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