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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 10, 2025

QUESTION NO. 30

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report into the average waiting time for a 1,2,3 or 4 bed home in South Dublin County Council?

REPLY:

The data below was presented to a recent Housing SPC meeting and outlines the average waiting time by bedroom size and the allocations by LEA, for all allocations completed in 2024. 

Electoral Area

1-Bed

2-Bed

3-Bed

4-Bed+

Total

Tallaght Central

67

25

11

1

104

Tallaght South

56

154

114

12

336

Clondalkin

62

59

137

9

267

Lucan

55

79

48

4

186

Palmerstown/Fonthill

34

33

4

0

71

Firhouse/Bohernabreena

0

2

4

0

6

Rathfarnham/Templeogue

36

37

0

0

73

Total

310

389

318

26

1,043

Time on List for Allocations

1-Bed

2-Bed

3-Bed

4-Bed+

Overall

Average Time On List (years) excluding transfers

8.1

9

9.2

10.7

9.25