Dublin City Council · Monthly City Council Meeting Monday 7 April 2025 · 7 April 2025
A vote on amendments to proposed changes to the Housing Allocations Scheme concerning care leavers. They would widen eligibility to care leavers in other recognised care arrangements or in homelessness, to those who previously used the Tusla aftercare service, and to those without suitable or secure long-term housing.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
It was proposed by Councillor Conor Reddy and seconded by Councillor Cat O'Driscoll that the following amendments to the report, circulated in advance of the meeting, be considered: 1. Inclusion of Other Care Leavers Original Draft Text: "Care Leavers will be living in a residential care placement at the time of application;" Proposed amendment: "Care Leavers will be living in residential or another recognised care arrangement, or they will be in homelessness with a care history." 2. Engagement with Aftercare Service Original Draft Text: "Care Leavers will be availing of the Tusla Aftercare service;" Proposed amendment: "Care Leavers will be availing of, or will have previously availed of, the Tusla Aftercare service" 3. Definition of Housing Need Original Draft Text: "Care Leavers will have no other options for housing support on leaving care, other than homeless accommodation;" Proposed amendment: "Care Leavers will have no suitable or secure long-term housing options available on leaving care; this includes those in precarious, informal, or time-limited arrangements."
Proposed by Councillor Conor Reddy; seconded by Councillor Cat O'Driscoll.
The minutes record: Following a robust discussion on the proposed amendments, the motion to amend the report was put to a vote and fell. A copy of this vote can be found attached to these minutes in Appendix B.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Social Democrats | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Green Party | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right to Change | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.