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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report into Homelessness in the Clondalkin area how many are registered as Homeless and how many are in temporary accommodation?"

REPLY:

The Homeless Register is not broken down by area, due to the transient nature of Homelessness.  Applicants have indicated their area of preference on their social housing application. 285 applicants on the Homeless Register have a 1st preference for social housing in the North of the Naas Road area.  The South Dublin County Council Homeless Register can be broken down as follows:

 
Total Homeless Households 496
Single Male 250
Single Female 59
Couples 17
Families 170

All of these applciants have been offered temporary emergency accommodation, including accommodation in Hostels, Family Hubs or Hotels as appropraite both in the County and in the wider Dublin Region.