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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 12, 2021

QUESTION NO. 11

QUESTION: Councillor Alan Edge

To ask the Chief Executive whether any data exists regarding people who lost their place on the housing list owing to having served short prison sentences?

REPLY:

Housing applications are not closed as a result of applicants serving short prison sentences and no such data is recorded on housing application files.
If an application is closed due to the non-return of requested documents, the application can be reassessed once contact is made by the applicant.

All offers of new tenancies are subject to certain checks including Garda and Estate Management clearance and consideration may be given at the time of allocation to the prior criminal record and sentencing history of a person included on a housing application in determining whether and how to proceed with an offer of accommodation.