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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 09, 2025

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor A. Smyth

To ask the Chief Executive how many people are currently on the housing list waiting for transfers under medical priority and can they make a statement.

REPLY:

Medical approval for a housing transfer may be awarded if the following three criteria apply to your household:

• you or someone in your household has an enduring lifelong disability or medical condition and
• the current accommodation is not suitable to meet the needs of the person with a enduring lifelong disability or medical condition and
• a change in housing will improve or stabilise the circumstances of the person with an enduring lifelong disability or medical condition.

There are currently 140 households approved for a transfer on medical grounds. 103 approved applicants are council tenants, the remaining 37 have tenancies with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). All transfers are carried out in accordance with our Allocation Scheme.