COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Manager, further to the housing procurement and allocation report presented to the March Area Committee to answer the following questions: 1. Why the 2013 figures in the allocations section of the report were different to the figures presented to the Area Committee in September 2013 and to indicate which set of figures are correct. 2. The total number of new RAS tenancies started in 2013 and to date in 2014 3. An explanation as to why ASH is included in the Allocations section of the report and RAS is not, given that they are both forms of leasing with private sector houses

REPLY:

March 2014 Report

The Allocation and Procurement report presented to the March 2014 ACM inadvertently omitted the RAS allocations data for the period Jan - Feb 2014 inclusive.     This omission also led to an overall under representation of the cumulative 2013 RAS (County wide and Clondalkin specific)  figures.

The Allocations report as presented to the March 2014 ACM is amended as per tables below**.

2013

In 2013 a total of 237 properties were secured county wide under RAS lease arrangements of which 156 were in respect of new properties and 81 for renewal cases.  This resulted in 92 persons from the Housing Waiting List (See Table 2 hereunder), of which 26 from the Clondalkin electoral area ( See table 1 hereunder)  being provided with social housing support and the removal of their names from the North of the Naas Road housing list.  By way of explanation the balance of 64 properties (156-92) were used in a number of scenarios ie to provide alternative accommodation for displaced existing RAS tenants due to contract terminations, general transfers based on changes in assessed housing need etc.

2014

In the period 1/1/14 to  28/2/14, a total of 59 properties were secured county wide under RAS lease arrangements of which 27 were in respect of new properties and 32 for renewal cases.   This resulted in 26 persons from the Housing Waiting List (See Table 2 hereunder) of which 7 from the Clondalkin electoral area ( See table 1 hereunder)  being provided with social housing support and the removal of their names from the North of the Naas Road housing list

**Amended March 2014 tables 

CLONDALKIN 2013 CURRENT 01/01/2014 TO 28/02/2014 CURRENT NOS ON LIST
HOUSING LIST ALLOCATIONS 36 7 4564
CBL 15 2  
ASH 3 3  
OAP 2    
Homeless 6    
Medical 6 1  
Priority Committee      
Standard 4 1  
       
TRANSFERS 10 1 318
 RAS  26  7  
TOTAL 72 15  

COUNTYWIDE 2013 CURRENT 01/01/2014 TO 28/02/2014 CURRENT NOS ON LIST
HOUSING LIST ALLOCATIONS 201 34 7674
CBL 101 13  
ASH 13 8  
OAP 7 1  
Homeless 22 5  
Medical 25 3  
Priority Committee 1 2  
Standard 32 2  
       
TRANSFERS 75 7 702
 RAS  92  26  
TOTAL 368 67