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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 25, 2017

QUESTION NO.15

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive if he will confirm how many homeless families from the County are still being accommodated in hotel or other temporary accommodation and will he give details in the matter and make a statement.

REPLY:

There were a total of 194 homeless families being accommodated in hotels and other temporary accommodation.

The numbers in commercial hotels or equivalent was 91 at the end of August.

South Dublin County Council working together with its partners is making every effort to ensure that these families move out of temporary accommodation as soon as possible.