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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2015

QUESTION NO. 24

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

To ask the Chief Executive how many clients throughout the County are currently homeless but are not actually categorised homeless because they haven’t been able to access emergency homeless accommodation?

REPLY:

As at 31st January 2015, South Dublin County Council's Homeless Services Unit had 23 families (with 37 children) assessed as imminently at risk of homelessness and are included on our waiting list for emergency accommodation.  The majority of these families report that they are currently staying with family/friends.

It is not possible to advise regarding the average length of time a family may be on the waiting list for emergency accommodation.  All family placements are managed on a regional basis through Dublin City Council - Centralised Placement Services (as the lead authority for Homeless Services) who operate a fair and transparent system of bed placement taking into account individual family circumstances such as documented medical/child protection issues, room availability & family size; alternative options available to families (as such family & friends) as well as time on the waiting list for emergency accommodation for families across the Dublin Region.