I just had the motion below in relation to homelessness passed here at our monthly County Council meeting. Since I submitted it and got the response I have identified a source of funding to deliver the project. When I was Mayor of South Dublin in 2013 I officially opened the then 16 bed homeless facility at Killininny. I also personally contributed €20,000 of my expenses towards the delivery of the facility. It is working very well and now has a capacity to home 24 people at any one time. I believe if we find this proposal I made today it will have a positive impact on our homeless problem into the future and give us the capacity to deliver locally. COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL Monday, September 22, 2014 MOTION NO. 6 MOTION: Councillor C. King That this Council calls on the Chief Executive to commission a report with a view to establishing the correct economic parameters and opportunities to establish a transitional homeless accommodation project to meet the requirements of our homeless population similar to the hugely successful Killininny House which has been in operation since summer 2013 and is being run by the The Father Peter McVerry Trust on our behalf and which was funded by Cllrs Conference expenses. REPORT: South Dublin County Council is committed to delivering better outcomes for our homeless population within the County. To this end the Council is currently examining the feasibility as well as funding options for the establishment of an additional Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA) Facility similar to that currently in operation in the Tallaght Area. A report on this matter will be brought to the Housing, Social & Community Development SPC later this year.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:57:51 +0000
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