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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 12, 2012

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager for an up to date report on the provision of Traveller Accommodation to include:

(a)            Number of Traveller families on waiting list, and for how long

(b)            Number of Traveller families in private rented accommodation

(c)             Number of Traveller Specific Accommodation Units currently vacant

And to make a statement on the matter?

REPLY:

(a) There are currently 103 applications from Members of the Travelling Community on the Councils Social Housing List. There are 72 applications for Traveller Specific Accommodation, and there are 45 applications that are on both Housing Lists.

 (b) Following on from the Annual Traveller Count in November 2011 and from information currently available there are 108 Traveller families in Private Rented Accommodation.

(c) There are currently 6 Residential Caravan Park Bays and 2 Group Houses vacant. Of these Tenants have been identified for 3 of the Bays and 2 other Bays are in need of major re let works. Tenants have also been identified for 1 of the vacant houses.

The Annual Count for Travellers will take place in November of this year and updated information will be processed by the Traveller Accommodation Unit. There is also a requirement on South Dublin County Council to carry out an Assessment of Needs Survey on all applications for Traveller Specific accommodation by March 2013. This Assessment will assist the Council to formulate it's next Traveller Accommodation Programme.