COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor M. Ward

"This Committee calls on South Dublin County Council to provide a homeless service in the Clondalkin Civic Offices that will enable homeless people to register as homeless when required. Furthermore any service that the homeless have to attend Tallaght for is provided in Clondalkin."

REPORT:

The Council's Homeless Service is provided on a county at large basis and administered from the Council's HQ in Tallaght. A weekly outreach service is provided in the Clondalkin area by the Outreach Worker.

At present there are no plans to provide a Homeless Clinic in the Clondalkin offices. Such a move would require significant additional staff resources and duplication of administration. The Homeless Clinic operated in HQ offers a professional and empathetic advice and assessment service for all persons who present as homeless.

The Council has not yet identified a location in the Clondalkin area for an emergency accommodation facility.  Currently there is €300K capital in the budget for the provision of same. However the costs of providing an emergency facility similar to that in Tallaght is mainly in the staffing and care costs which will need to be met by the DRHE and HSE.  To date no such funding is available to this Council. 

We will continue to look for a suitable location or property throughout the County as well as seeking funding for the project and will keep the ACM briefed. 

If the members have any suggestions as to a suitable location for such a facility we will certainly examine it and report back as soon as possible.