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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 13, 2013

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor M. Devine

That the Manager report on the number of units within the County that are underaccommodated - time spent on the Transfer list given the volume of overcrowding awaiting Transfer?

REPLY:

There are currently 244 applicants on the Council's Transfer list that are over accommodated in their current dwelling and of these 2 are currently suspended for refusal of two offers of accommodation.  There are 177 applicants on the list of overcrowding grounds - 6 are currently on offer of transfer - 5 are suspended for refusal of two offers of accommodation. 

The average time on list for such applicants is four years. 

Transfers from 01/01/2013 to date:-

4 refusals of offer have been received  -  7 transfers have been facilitated for overcrowded applicants and 1 for over accommodated applicants.

Transfers for 2012:-

44 refusals of offer were received  -  36 transfers were facilitated for overcrowded applicants and 8 for over accommodated applicants.

The Council promotes the Mutual Transfer register for transfer applicants (other than certain priority cases). This register is available at the Council's Customer Care Counter and includes information regarding family size of application i.e. current dwelling three bedroom eligible to 'swap' to two bedroom dwelling.