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Cllr Francis Timmons – Independent Voice

report on the Homeless

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

“To ask the Chief Execuitve to give an update report on the Homeless and those seeking housing in the Clondalkin area? How many on housing list? How many in emergency accommodation? How many in hotels? How many on housing list? How many boarded up houses?”

 

REPLY:

As at the end of October, there was 245 people registered as homeless with South Dublin County Council which comprises of individual, couple and family households

At present, there are 62 families in emergency hotel and B&B accommodation with an additional 64 families in Tallaght Cross. There is also an additional 10 families who have sourced their own hotel accommodation under the self-accommodation option.

There are 199 individuals/families within homeless services who have chosen Clondalkin as one of their preferred areas.

Currently there are 47 vacant houses in Tallaght and 20 vacant houses in Clondalkin.

 

 

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