COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the purchase or lease of housing for social housing purposes by this Council in the area under the remit of this Committee, and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

The following are the current number of units which are within this Area Committee's Administrative area under the following schemes ;

Social Housing Leasing Initiative:         30 procured

RAS(Rental Accommodation Scheme):  65 procured

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)     50 procured 

Purchase Scheme:                                4 procured

At 3l/1/2016 the Housing Need figure in South Dublin County Council was 9022 of which 275 families were included on the Homeless List.  The Council in its executive role will continue to respond to the Social Housing needs of persons and families in need of Social Housing through the various mediums as set out above and also through the Social Housing Construction Programme.