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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, March 12, 2018
QUESTION NO.Q7
QUESTION: Councillor S. Holland
To ask the Chief Executive whether the Abberley is a Local Authority homeless hub as designated by the DRHE, and who therefore is responsible for maintenance and management.
REPLY:
The Abberley Court Hotel has not operated as a commercial hotel for some time and is currently undergoing conversion and refurbishment to become a family HUB. There are 36 families accommodated in the Abberley at present and the upgrade works can and are being undertaken with them in situ. The works when complete at the end of March will provide the following facilities:
- Communal play areas for children
- Enhanced dining areas
- Computer area with enhanced Wi-Fi.
- Communal TV viewing area
- Laundry facilities
- Limited cooking facilities for families to make coffee or prepare children’s food.
The existing kitchen is also being upgraded and a new menu will be provided when complete.
It is intended to refurbish the existing bedrooms on a phased basis as soon as the ongoing works are completed.
The future management of the HUB is currently under consideration and in the meantime it is being managed by the existing hotel staff.