COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 09, 2015

QUESTION NO. 31

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on how many people are staying in hotels by area?  How long each has been in hotel and provide a cost to the state of this accommodation?

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council's Homeless Services Unit currently has 38 families placed into hotel accommodation across the Dublin region.  Every family placed into private emergency accommodation (including hotels) are referred to the Focus Ireland New Presenters Team for initial assessment and care planning to identify all housing options available and support families out of homeless services. 

It is not possible to advise regarding the length of time a family may be placed into hotel accommodation.  Hotel placements are a last resort and not sustainable for long periods of time. When a more suitable placement becomes available within emergency accommodation, very effort is made to transfer families from hotels.

Expenditure in relation to all emergency accommodation is managed by Dublin City Council as the lead authority and South Dublin County Council pays a contribution in respect of all expenditure on homeless services.