COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

MOTION NO. 15

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

This motions seeks a report on the number of AHB, housing agencies etc that are currently in the Adamstown area. The members asks Chief Executive to provide a break down of each by company name and to clarify what protocol is in place between these housing bodies and SDCC. To ask that an indication is given in regard to future builds and if this practice is intended to be used going forward. Depending on the numbers provided is it viable to have multiple housing bodies active on the area, as the town is also covered by multiple private management companies, whereby some areas are in public , some areas waiting to be TIC, some areas/roads are manage via private companies, and in regard to the housing bodies are these areas covered by SDCC re responsibilities on day to day basis or via the housing bodies direct.

REPORT:

There are currently seven Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's) operating across Adamastown, namely Clúid Housing, Tuath Housing, The Iveagh Trust, Stewart's Care, Respond, Focus Ireland and Circle VHA, managing 322 social housing properties in total between them.  The AHB's are responsible for day -to-day management of properties and tenancies while, where management companies are required and in place in developments, both the AHB and the management companies will have specific responsibilities and if developments have been taken in charge by the Council, various sections of the Council will also be responsible.

Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 enables housing authorities to provide assistance to AHB's for the provision of housing. This is managed through an AHB protocol which coordinates the tiered allocation of Part V homes and other development opportunities as appropriate amongst AHB's operating locally based on their capacity. The Dublin regional AHB forum that meets quarterly monitors delivery and other AHB related issues. In addition, this Council, through the Housing SPC and the AHB forum, is progressing a mechanism for engagement between local elected representatives and AHB's operating in the County to address any significant issues as necessary.   

Under the national housing policy, Housing for All, this Council was required to make provision for up to 50% social housing delviery by AHB's in our five-year housing delivery action plan. This plan, published on the Council's website here: https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/housing/delivering-housing/housing-delivery-action-plan-2022-2026.pdf, identifies future social housing delivery by electoral area based on known and projected Council and AHB housing delivery pipelines.