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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 14, 2025

QUESTION NO. 26

QUESTION: Councillor J. Spear

To ask the Chief Executive to please report on what is the average waiting time for people on the medical priority list (with and without HAP)?

REPLY:

The medical approval list operates on a time on list basis, irrespective of an applicant's HAP status, subject to the availability of suitable properties to accommodate specific medical requirements.

The following tables detail the average waiting times and number of allocations for households with medical approval for 2024, categorised by bedroom size, with and without Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) support:

Bedroom Size

No of Allocations (with HAP)

Average number of years

1 bedroom

3

6.6

2 bedroom

3

11.6

3 bedroom

2

7.3

4 bedroom

0

0

Total

8

 

Bedroom Size

No of Allocations (CBL)

Average number of years

1 bedroom

46

5

2 bedroom

43

4.6

3 bedroom

27

6.9

4 bedroom

6

9

Total

122

 

It is important to note that the majority of applicants allocated housing from the medical approval list required standard social housing, not specifically adapted properties.