COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

"That a debate take place on the housing situation in this LA and that information be made available by the Manager responsible on the numbers on the housing list from this LA and the number of, both public and private homes, that are currently empty in this LA and that we receive a statement on the matter."

REPORT:

As at the 31/08/2014 there are 8253 applications on the Council's Housing List Countywide and 4744 who have expressed and interest in being housed North of the Naas Road.  We no longer record specific areas so it is not possible to say how many want to be housed in the Lucan area itself.  There are 1102 applicants living in the Lucan Area.

At the end of August there were 48 vacant houses in the County of which 5 were in the Lucan Area.  Tenants have been sourced for all but 7 of these houses Countywide and for all the houses in the Lucan Area.  

As can be seen from the report at H 4 the Council has made 59 letting in the Lucan Area up to end of August. I would point out that 53% of the lettings made to housing applicants have been made as a result of the applicant having a Priority Status e.g. Homeless, Medical etc. 

The Council would not have information on vacant private dwellings.