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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 11, 2019

QUESTION NO. 24

QUESTION: Councillor M. Ward

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the length of time it takes for a Garda Clearance to be provided to enable new Council tenants to take up their new homes and to give a statement on the matter? 

REPLY:

Garda Clearance checks are carried out on all members of applicant households (over the age of 18) prior to the allocation of a new home. The protocol in place requires that requests for checks can only be submitted by designated officers of the Council. At present, the average waiting time for a request to be processed is approximately 21 working days from the date the request is received by An Garda Síochána.

Housing Allocations and Estate Management have recently reviewed this process and clearance checks for those at the top of the Housing List are now being sent in advance to An Garda Síochána to ensure that clearance has been pre-approved so as to avoid any potential delays in the allocation of a property.