COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
QUESTION NO.
QUESTION: Councillor P. Holohan
"How many people are currently availing of homeless accommodation in the Tallaght area?"
REPLY:
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) is provided by Dublin City Council as the lead statutory authority on the response to homelessness in Dublin and adopts a shared service approach across the Dublin region on behalf of South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
There are two family hubs in operation in in the Tallaght area at present as follows:
- 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.
- Springfield Family Hub: managed by Respond Housing which is also fully occupied accommodating 12 households in 12 family rooms.
To date in 2024, there have been 178 allocations to homeless households across the County. It should be noted that 25 offers of accommodation made to families in emergency accommodation have been refused this year.
The Council is committed to providing appropriate housing and support services to meet the needs of housing applicants and homeless persons in the County and continues to work proactively to address the ongoing challenges by increasing new housing supply through partnerships with approved housing bodies, ongoing choice based letting and other allocation options, turning around vacant Council properties for re-letting, supporting HAP tenancies and engaging with landlords on potential tenant in-situ acquisitions.