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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 10, 2025

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor D. Adelaide

To ask the Chief Executive how many homes South Dublin County Council plans to lease from private owners for use as social homes, and the related cost to leasing these homes in 2025?

REPLY:

As of January 2025, the table below details the number of privately owned properties leased by the Council for the provision of social homes:

Leasing Scheme

Number of Units

Monthly Cost

Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS)

737

€914,594

Long Term Lease Schemes(LTS)

957

€1,556,468

The Council receives funding for the provison of long term leased homes from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritge with tenants paying the Council a weekly differential rent.