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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 08, 2010

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if he can provide an updated report on the number of housing units allocated to applicants in the County in 2009, with the figures for transfers provided separately, and if he can provide an estimate for the anticipated number of completions and new housing unit allocations to be made in 2010? 

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council allocated 527 new tenancies in 2009, 416 dwellings were allocated to Housing List applicants and 111 dwellings were allocated to Transfer List applicants, as follow:-

  Housing List Transfer List  Total
New Dwellings 247 41 288
Relets 169 70 239
      527

Based on the average number of relets between 2006 and 2009 inclusive, it is estimated 230 relets will be made in 2010. 

 60 New Dwellings are due for handover in 2010 across the county as follows:-

Avonbeg               7     Mid Feburary

Fettercairn           31   Early / Mid Feburary

Fortunestown       4     Mid Feburary

Harelawn             18      Mid March