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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 09, 2023

QUESTION NO.5

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive has the situation changed yet or will it change shortly whereby points accrued in other Dublin local authorities can be added to time on list in South Dublin (and vice-versa), given that there are people living here in DCC HAP accommodation, for example, who would wish to remain in the community where their kids are attending school and are close to being offered a property in another Council, but would be way down on the South Dublin list; and if a statement can be made on the matter.

REPLY: 

All applicants that move from one local authority to another do not carry over their time on list.  An applicant of one local authority can include a cross over to a different Local Authority in Dublin by changing their area of preference with the Local Authority the application is registered to.

There are no current plans to change this policy.