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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 26, 2025

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor J. Spear

"Can the Manager please give a report on the number of people living in emergency accommodation in Tallaght and how many people are on the waiting list for Tallaght emergency accommodation for the last 5 years?"

REPLY:

The table below provides a summary breakdown of the data held at 31st December for households registered as homeless with South Dublin Council for the period 2020-2024:

 

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Single Male

256

238

242

300

 201

Single Female

58

55

65

94

 77

Couples

16

17

24

24

 17

Families

177

158

165

280

 203

Total Homeless Households 

507

468

496

698

 498

The council continues to work proactively to address the ongoing challenges for households in need of accommodation 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, 265 homes were allocated to homeless households, representing a significant increase compared to 172 allocations in 2023 and the 71 in 2022.

As of April 30th, 2025, 77 homes were allocated to homeless households and there are 516 households registered as homeless.