COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor W. Carey

To ask the Chief Executive if it would be possible for a funding stream to be made available to the anti-social unit to provide for supports such as counselling where critical incidents occur in local areas?

REPLY:

Our Housing Welfare team provides a professional social work support service to council tenants. They work in partnership with the Estate Management Team, An Garda Síochána and the HSE to formulate a support plan for the person(s) involved. 

Their fundamental role is to help connect the tenant/victim(s)/family to HSE mental health services, victim support and following up with safeguarding procedures which may include referrals to Tusla in the context of child protection or to HSE adult safeguarding. Housing Welfare may also work to support other council tenants who have been impacted by the critical incident.

Social work intervention may continue long after the incident, with a view to providing emotional and practical support, identifying day-to-day coping strategies and support networks.