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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 10, 2023

QUESTION NO.5

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive to outline the legislative framework that guides its policy on assessing the Medical Priority List for ground floor accommodation on a time on list basis and indicates where a risk assessment to a person is factored in to priority, if at all?

REPLY:

The Council's Allocation Scheme is in accordance with Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and Social Housing Allocation Regulation 2011 (S.I. No 198 of 2011).

There are currently 240 approved applications for ground floor accommodation in our administrative area. In accordance with the Allocation Scheme where priority for housing accommodation is claimed on grounds consisting of/ or including medical grounds, regard is had to the report of the Council's Medical Advisors. The applicant's Occupational Therapy report should, in their professional opinion should also include what type of housing is suitable and what is required.

Every effort is made to provide accommodation to those most in need. Ground floor accommodation is generally made available to applicants on the medical/age friendly housing lists.

From 2022, onwards our housing delivery programme provides for a minimum 7% of medically adapted homes which can be allocated to households on the medically approved housing list.