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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 11, 2016

QUESTION NO.2

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive, arising from the recent statement on the subject by Alan Kelly TD Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, if he would confirm the number of Council Housing offers refused in 2015.

REPLY:

As at the 31st October 2015, there have been 23 refusals

Refusal reason

2015 - 23

Wants another area

13

Location of property in estate

3

Wanted a property with garden

1

Wanted a Council owned property not RAS

1

Wanted a house not apartment

1

Feuding with others in area

1

Did not specify

3

Households who refuse two offers of housing within twelve months are suspended from list for one year – no application to date has been suspended in 2015 on these grounds.