COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, April 12, 2021
QUESTION NO. 18
QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the number of RAS tenants that are not on the RAS Fixed Transfer List and who have applied for a transfer where their household need is not met by their current home and to outline the reason e.g overcrowding, medical need etc, and the average length of time it takes to secure a transfer.
REPLY:
There are currently 272 RAS tenants on the transfer list are shown in the following tables by area of preference, housing need and reason for transfer:
| South of Naas Road | Medical | Estate Mgt | Rightsizing | Overcrowding | Totals |
| 1-Bed | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2-Bed | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| 3-Bed | 33 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 72 |
| 4-Bed | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| Totals | 48 | 36 | 14 | 36 | 134 |
| North of Naas Road | Medical | Estate Mgt | Rightsizing | Overcrowding | Totals |
| 1-Bed | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2-Bed | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 3-Bed | 34 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 87 |
| 4-Bed | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 |
| Totals | 45 | 33 | 16 | 44 | 138 |
The average time to secure a transfer from a RAS tenancy will be calculated from an analysis of historic transfer records and provided separately when available as it was not specifically recorded within general transfer data prior to the recent introduction of the new integrated housing system.