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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 11, 2023

QUESTION NO. 15

QUESTION: Councillor L. Dunne

To ask the CEO, when a house fire occurs in a Council or AHB property, is it Council Policy to provide alternative accommodation to a tenant or tenants while work is carried out?

REPLY:

In general, it is not Council policy to provide alternative accommodation to tenant(s) if a fire occurs in their home and tenants are advised to seek accommodation with family/friends in the first instance. The Council does not maintain a supply of vacant units to provide to tenant(s) whilst works are carried out to a fire damaged property.  Every effort is made to ensure efficient turnaround of fire damaged dwellings having regard to the vulnerability of the house and the need for the tenant to move back in as soon as possible.