COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive how many individuals registered in the area under the remit of this Committee, sorted by postcode, are on the Council housing list; how many are currently accommodated within these postcodes; what plans there are to provide housing in these areas in the short, medium and long term; and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

There are 8,793 applications on the Council's social housing waiting.  Applicant's choose their area of preference based on Area of Choice, North and South of Naas Road.  Through Choice Based Letting System, applicants subsequently express their interest in our properties when they arise.  It is not possible to extract information by postcode, as requested. 

There are currently 6,368 who have chosen South of Naas Road which would include the Rathfarnham/Terenure Area and 5,707 stated preference for North of Naas Road.  It should be noted that some applicants have chosen both housing areas.  In cases of those seeking medical priority, we endeavour to consider persons area of choice, however, this is subject to the availability of suitable properties at the time, having considering to any specific medical needs and urgency to be accommodated.

The Governments “Social Housing Strategy 2020 – Support, Supply and Reform” was published late November 2014. The Programme envisages both new-build housing and a flexible range of supports to the private rental sector and the social housing sector. Nationally the Programme aspires to the construction of 35,000 new houses to address social housing need.

In a letter dated the 17th of April 2015 the DECLG set out a target for South Dublin County Council to deliver 1445 Social housing Units for the period 2015-2017. The targets were set under a combination of Capital and Current expenditure programmes. The Provisional Capital Allocation to support this target is €64.7m.

Having completed a feasibility study, housing lands across the county have been identified for the purpose of social housing.  A report was made to the Council on the 9th March 2015 which outlines South Dublin's Housing Programme for social housing.

Also, a marketing campaign has been launched to encourage landlords to consider leasing their properties to Local Authorities.