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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 10, 2025

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor P. Holohan

To ask the Chief Executive what is the current average time from when someone enters homeless accommodation until they are housed alternatively?

REPLY:

The Council is aware of the need for the provision of appropriate housing and related 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.

In 2024, there were 267 homes allocated to homeless households across the county with an average wait time of 5.9 years.