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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2024

QUESTION NO.19

QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello

To ask the Chief Executive to give a report on the wait time for Garda Clearance to be carried out, report to include wait times on new applications and and existing tenancies.

REPLY:

There is no difference in the process for requesting information from the Gardaí in respect of new housing applicants and existing tenants.  Since 1st January'24 we have received one thousand three hundred and thirty eight (1338) reports with an average processing time of twelve weeks. There are currently three hundred and forty nine (349) 'Section 15' requests outstanding, the majority of which are requested from Tallaght, Clondalkin and Lucan/Ronanstown Garda stations. The Council has written to the Superintendents for these districts highlighting the impact on our housing allocation timeframes and our willingness to work with An Garda Síochána to review and streamline the process to improve efficiencies.