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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2020

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to present a report detailing the numbers currently on the Council's Housing List; will he also confirm the number of Homeless and present a general statement in the matter?

REPLY:

At the end of January, 2020 there were 6,857 on the Council's social housing list, of which 587 households were registered as homeless.

The level of social housing need in the County as outlined above continues to be a major challenge facing this Council and increasing housing supply is a primary solution.  We continue to increase housing supply with our social housing build, acquisition and leasing programmes including through Part V delivery and collaboration with Approved Housing Bodies,  Additional housing options are also provided through the RAS and HAP schemes.

In addition, proposals for significant housing delivery on large Council owned sites at Kilcarbery,  Killinarden, Belgard Square North, Clonburris and Rathcoole are progressing and will form a major part of future housing supply in the County. 

Additional opportunities for further housing delivery continue to be explored where possible through exisiting landbank, possible land acquisition, turnkey house purchase etc.