COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE
Monday, March 24, 2025
QUESTION NO.
QUESTION: Councillor K. Keane
To ask the Chief Executive why South Dublin County Council has no emergency accommodation/placements for single females 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.
Within South Dublin County the following single emergency accommodation is currently provided:
- Finnstown: privately managed facility comprising 45 rooms (with capacity for sharing) for single females
- Killininny: managed by Peter McVerry Trust with capacity for 21 for single males
- Kiltipper: managed by Peter McVerry Trust with capacity for 15 single males
- Riversdale House, managed by Dublin Simon, with 25 rooms for single, older persons
Refuge facilities, provided and managed by Saoirse supported by the Council are operational at two locations in the County to support victims of domestic violence. Additional supported/step down/transitional accommodation is also provided by approved housing bodies and other voluntary organisations including at Springfield, Kiltalown, Glencarrig and Neilstown.
The Council, in conjunction with the Dublin Region Homeless Executive will continue to explore potential options for additional hubs and other supported accommodation in the County.