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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 23, 2019

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor D. Richardson

"That this Area Committe ask the Chief Executive to report on the delay in handover of houses built or purchased by SDCC to allocations.  We have families waiting in hubs and homeless individuals told they are getting properties and some are still waiting as they are told the land has not been handed over to the Council.  Can the Chief Executive also report on the time when the property is offered to family to the time of moving in?       

REPORT:

Every effort is made to ensure tenants move into properties as soon as possible.  Newly built properties are advised on Choice Based Letting (CBL) well in advance of their completion date in order to have the allocation process complete when the properties become available. Each allocation follows a strict reassessment of potential new tenants, including income and estate management checks. 

In relation to the dates of handover of houses and apartments by contractors these are communicated to the Allocations Section,  however, delays can occur which are outside the Council's control. When a delay of this nature occurs all efforts are made to communicate the new target date to successful applicants.