COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 1

Monday, September 18, 2006

QUESTION 16

QUESTION: Cllr. Marie Corr

"To ask the Manager to provide details of the operation of the RAS scheme in the Tallaght area?

REPLY

The Rental Accommodation Scheme-- for which South Dublin County Council is one of the lead authorities-- commenced in the county last December.     

To date 775 cases in the Tallaght area have been assessed in terms of eligibility for RAS.  Meetings have been held with 226 Rent Supplement Recipients/Tenants to explain the scheme and to determine their eligibility. The landlords in these cases and  the owners of alternative,vacant  properties have been imvited to participate in the scheme and, at 31st of August 2006, 45 cases had been transferred to RAS in Tallaght.

This process will continue over the period of the scheme up to the end of 2008.