COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 09, 2013
MOTION NO.11
MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin, Councillor C. King
This Council notes:
- the increasing levels of rough sleeping in Dublin
- the increase demand for homeless services across the County
- the dramatic reductions in central government spending on social housing
- the urgent need for increased provision of social housing to tackle the housing and homeless crises
- to press Central government for additional capital funding for social housing in 2014
- to explore the establishment of an arms length housing association for the purposes of accessing Housing Finance Agency and/or European Investment Bank funding for social housing
REPORT:
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) has responsibility for the co-ordination and manages funding of homeless services across the Dublin region as lead authority on behalf of the four Dublin Local Authorities. South Dublin County Council is represented is represented on the Homeless Consultative Forum and and the Statutory Management Committee by the Director for Housing Social and Community Development. The matter of funding for the Dublin Region Homeless Services is discussed at regular stages with the officials of the Department of the Environment Community and Local Government as is the concern in relation to meeting the Housing supply in the Dublin Region.
TheVision of the Homeless Action Plan for the region is to " ----- end the need for long term homelessness and the need to sleep rough --- "
Also Pathway to Home model of integrated services is Ireland's earliest example of a housing-led approach. Since its adoption in Dublin in 2009, the implementation of the model has required an emphasis on the provision of timely exits from the experience of homelessness by reducing the duration of residence in temporary emergency accommodation and prioritising move-on to independent living with support as required and within a time-limited period (of up to 6 months).
Importantly, the Pathway to Home model places a key emphasis on:
? Preventing homelessness in the first instance
? Responding effectively to the experience of homelessness through a holistic assessment of need following contact with services and placement into emergency accommodation
? Ensuring a care and case management approach accompanies a person's move on to independent living with supports as required in either mainstream rental housing or to specialized supported housing.
If the Motion is passed it will be forwarded to the Minster for the Environment Community and Local Government.