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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 13, 2014

QUESTION NO. 38

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive, how many homeless people are accomodated in Hotels in the south Dublin County council area? Will hotel accommodation be used in the future as Homeless accommodation?

REPLY:

There are currently 25 SDCC families placed into various Hotel Accommodations across the Dublin Region.

While the Council accepts that this is not the most appropriate type of accommodation for families, it is envisaged that the presenting need of families for emergency accommodation will require the continued use of such accommodation for the foreseeable future.

The Homeless Services Unit refers all families placed into emergency accommodation to the Focus Ireland New Presenters Team for assessment, allocation of a support work and support planning.  This service endeavours to support families out of emergency accommodation into suitable housing accommodation and helps to minimise the length of time spent within emergency accommodation.