COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 14, 2020

QUESTION NO. 21

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That the Chief executive gives a detailed report on those seeking a Rebuilding Ireland loan and what year is being dealt with by area etc ? Also how many where refused a loan?

REPLY:

641 applications received have been assessed to date under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme since its commencement in February 2018, of which 245 applications were ineligible or incomplete.

Of the remaining 395 applications that have been considered, 237 have been approved and 159 have been declined.

A further 29 applications received in 2020 are currently being processed.  Recent additional funding secured from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage means that 12 of these completed applications ready for assessment will be decided this year.  The remaining 17 applications on hand will be assessed early in 2021 when processing is complete – these applications were received between April and December 2020. In some cases additional information is outstanding from the applicants.

While applications can be submitted to this Council from persons residing anywhere within the Republic of Ireland, over 60% of applicants to day reside in South Dublin County.