COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 12, 2024

QUESTION NO. 35

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive For a report into occupancy for Family Hubs in SDCC and average stay?

REPLY:

Within South Dublin County, the following emergency family accommodation is currently provided:

Family Hubs:

• High Street Family Hub (Abberley): a privately managed facility with 58 rooms (including 9 large family rooms) which is currently fully occupied with 54 households, some of whom require more than one room due to family size.
• Firhouse Family Hub: managed by Respond Housing with 20 rooms and currently fully occupied by 20 households.
• Springfield Family Hub: also managed by Respond Housing and fully occupied accommodating 12 households in 12 family rooms.
• Cappaghmore Family Hub: facility managed by Peter McVerry Trust, comprising of 8 rooms for smaller families

All the Family Hubs operate at full capacity all the time. It is not possible to provide an average stay time as this is dependent on the households areas of preference and family composition.