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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor P. Holohan

To ask the Chief Executive what is the shortest time someone has been housed by SDCC over the last ten years, from date of accepted application from the housing list?

REPLY:

Our Allocation Scheme prioritises applicants based on a range of criteria and allows for the disregard of the standard order of priority in exceptional circumstances including preventative homeless allocations for older persons, allocation of tenancies to transition from congregated settings, and allocations on exceptional compassionate grounds.

The table below outlines the average and shortest waiting time by property type for all allocations completed in 2025:

Time on list for allocations (years)

1-Bed

2-Bed

3-Bed

4-Bed+

Average time on list (excluding transfers)

7.3

9.6

10

11.1

Lowest time on list (excluding transfers)

<1 Year

< 1 Year

2.2

3.53