COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
QUESTION NO. 20
QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin
To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the provision of emergency accommodation for individuals and families in the Clondalkin LEA and the rest of the Council administrative area?
REPLY:
Homeless Services for Dublin are delivered on a regional basis and are funded through DECLG, HSE and the four Local Authorities.
South Dublin County Council’s Annual Service Plan for Housing Services will provide for
- Provision of Assessment & Placement Service
- Outreach Worker
- Contribution towards provision of emergency accommodation – Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA), Temporary Emergency Accommodation (TEA), Long-term Supported Housing (LTSH); Private Emergency Accommodation (B&B / Hotel Accommodation) and Saoirse Women’s Refuge.
- Contribution towards support services such as Focus Ireland Tallaght, Homeless Advice Unit, Focus Ireland Tenancy Sustainment Service; SLI Visiting Support Service through Dublin Simon, Focus Ireland New Presenters Support Service; Focus Ireland Homeless Action Team, Housing First Intake Team and Housing First Visiting Support Team
South Dublin County Council operate 2 daily drop-in clinics for those homeless or at risk of homelessness from 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Monday to Friday and offers the following services:
- Advice/Assessment/Prevention options
- Bed Placement
- Completion of Housing Needs Assessment
- Sign up for Social Housing
- Sli Service - which aids the establishment and maintenance of a tenancy once signed for over a period of time in accordance of need
- Provides an outreach service including prison visits
- Weekly clinic in CARP
The Council has a supported temporary accommodation facility in the Tallaght area for people sleeping rough in South Dublin. It caters for 21 individuals at any one time. In an effort to increase the number of beds available for those sleeping rough the Council has recently made 4 x 2 bed apartments available as move on for those in the facility who are considered capable of independent living. It is envisaged that these units will cater for 8 persons to move on and live independently with supports
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive has introduced a new on-street service, which combines street outreach and Housing First has been in place since October 1st 2014. The service provides two teams:
Intake Team - If a person is sleeping rough and needs accommodation and support or if they are interested in referring to Housing First
Intensive Case Management (ICM) Team – If a person is already a Housing First tenant
Housing First focuses on providing long-term tenancies for those who have been long-term rough sleeping with the provision of time unlimited wrap around support services to assist them in maintaining their tenancy. This service has been contacted and is now working with the rough sleepers in the County. In addition discussions are ongoing with Focus Ireland who provide a drop in and advice centre in Tallaght to extend their service to provide additional hot drinks and sandwiches.
The Council expects to get it's allocation for capital projects for 2015 from the Departmernt of Environment and Local Government this month. The Council aims to deliver housing through a combination of schemes that include RAS, Leasing, HAP, CAS, Construction Programme and Public Private Partnerships.