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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

QUESTION NO. 24

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide an updated report on the number of residents in Lucan area on the housing waiting list and a breakdown of family size?"

REPLY:

There are currently 8,739 applications on the Council's Housing Waiting List, of these 1,128 have addresses in the Lucan area, the table below shows accommodation required:-

Accommodation Size	Nos on list
1 Bedroom	235
2 Bedroom	472
3 Bedroom	372
4 Bedroom	49

The Council's Allocation Scheme determines accommodation as per family compostion as below:-

Single person or Couple (Certain 1-bed units may be designated for older persons only)	1 bedroom
Lone Parent or Couple with 1 or 2 children(of the same gender)	2 bedroom
Lone Parent or Couple with 3 or 4 children (or 2 children of opposite gender)	3 bedroom
Lone Parent or Couple with 5 or more children	4 bedroom