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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, February 09, 2026
QUESTION NO. 16
QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell
To ask the Chief Executive for a report, in a tabular format, on the approximate number of years that people are waiting to be housed, on various waiting lists, including the standard, medical priority and homeless lists.
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 tables below outline the average waiting time (in years) by property type and area of preference for allocations completed in 2025 from the standard housing list, homeless list and medical approval list:
|
Standard Housing List |
1 Bed |
2 Bed |
3 Bed |
4 Bed |
|
North of Naas Road |
7.7 |
10.3 |
11.6 |
18 |
|
South of Naas Road |
9.6 |
9.6 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
|
Homeless list |
1 bed |
2 bed |
3 bed |
4 bed |
|
North of Naas Road |
4.5 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
15 |
|
South of Naas Road |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5.5 |
|
Medical list |
1 bed |
2 bed |
3 bed |
|
North of Naas Road |
3.7 |
6.5 |
8.1 |
|
South of Naas Road |
5.4 |
5.5 |
8 |