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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor P. Holohan

To ask the Chief Executive how many people are awaiting a housing placement based of extraordinary circumstances?

REPLY:

Housing transfers considered under exceptional circumstances are typically related to an urgent and immediate requirement to relocate a tenant, where the need extends beyond the standard eligibility categories (e.g., overcrowding, rightsizing, or medical grounds).

Tenants approved for a transfer on these grounds are provided with one offer of alternative accommodation as a priority given the urgent and immediate nature of the situation and subject to the availability of housing stock. Tenants will also be required to have no rent arrears; no history of anti-social behaviour and their home should be in good condition.