Council Housing
The Housing Allocations Section deal with the allocation of Council dwellings and dwellings acquired under the Rental Accommodation Scheme.
If you are in need of housing and cannot provide housing from your own resources, you may apply to the Housing Department for housing support.
* Following assessment by the Council if you are in need of housing, your name is placed on the Council's Housing List.
* As dwellings become available for letting they are let to applicants on the Housing List (in order of priority).
* The priority by which applicants are housed is decided by a Scheme of Letting Priorities based on "Date in Need".
Transfers:
If you are a Council tenant and wish to move to another Council dwelling, you may apply for a transfer.
To be considered for a transfer:
* You must be at tenant for a minimum of two years.
* You must have a clear rent account.
* You must have maintained your existing dwelling in good condition.
* You must not have engaged in Anti-Social Behaviour within the previous two years.
* Housing Allocations also consider applications for mutual interchange of tenancies between existing tenants of the Council with other local authority tenants.
Paying your rent
Tenant Purchase Scheme (buying your rented house from the Council)
Tenants who hold a tenancy from the Council of at least one year may apply to buy that house under this Scheme. For further information on the Tenant Purchase Scheme see the Tenant Purchase Page.
Empty Nesters Scheme
The Council operates a "Financial Contribution Scheme".
This Scheme is aimed at
* persons of senior citizen's age who own their dwelling within the county area and
* who find the dwelling too large for their needs,
They may request the Council to purchase the dwelling on the condition that they make a contribution of 1/3 of the proceeds from the sale, in return for the life-long tenance of a senior citizens dwelling.
Maintenance
The Housing Maintenance Section is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and repair of Council housing stock.
Please see your Tenants Handbook to get the full list of maintenance works carried out by the Council. Details of works which are tenant's responsibility are also listed.
Contact numbers: Blanchardstown area tel. 8905390
North County Dublin tel. 8905000
Estate Management
The Estate Management Section is responsible for:
* Establishment, promotion and development of tenant participation in Estate Management.
* Dealing with anti-social behaviour in Council Estates throughout the County.
* Provide Tenant Induction Training Courses for all our new tenants.
Estate Management is there to enable our tenants to have input into the environmental and social aspects of their estates.
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