Who will be renting my property?
Applicants will be allocated from the Council‟s Housing Allocations list.
Who will pay the security deposit to the landlord?
The tenant is responsible for paying any security deposit a landlord may require. The local authority will not pay the security deposit for you.
Should you have difficulty in paying the security deposit, you may qualify for an "Exceptional Needs Payment" from The Department of Social Protection at http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Exceptional-Needs-Payments.aspx
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Who will take over the operation of the service?
The Council is in the process of appointing Panda as the waste services provider for its existing customers. In return Panda have undertaken to provide a ‘grey’ and a ‘green’ bin service (starting on the week commencing 26 July 2010) together with a new ‘brown’ bin service (starting in December 2010) to all existing Council customers at a very competitive price.
Why are Local Authority’s no longer approving new fossil fuel boiler applications from 1st January 2025?
Under new guidelines passed on from the Department of Housing following an EU Directive, new fossil fuel boilers (oil and gas) can no longer be approved or processed after 1st January 2025.
“From 1 January 2025, Member States shall not provide any financial incentives for the installation of stand-alone boilers powered by fossil fuels, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2025, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Article 7(1), point (h)(i), third indent, of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 and with Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”
Why are schools, bar the smallest, not exempt from Disability Access Certificate fees?
The Regulations provide for an exemption from fees for primary schools only with 4 mainstream teachers or less, as requested by the Department of Education and Science.
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Why are there more Artists spaces?
There is currently space in the dlr LexIcon for artists to exhibit their works. However, the Baths will provide workshop space for artists rather than exhibition space.
Why are there Proposed Material Alterations to Proposed Variation No.1?
Following on from the public consultation for Proposed Variation No. 1 of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022-2028, a Chief Executive’s Report (CE report) on Submissions / Observations received was prepared and contained a number of recommendations for the consideration of the Elected Members of the Council.
4no. Special Council Meeting were held in April 2026 where the Elected Members considered:
- Proposed Variation No.1
- Issues raised in submissions / observations received
- The CE Report and its recommendations, and
- Submitted motions with proposed amendments to either the County Development Plan or Proposed Variation No.1.
Having considered the above, the Elected Members agreed, by resolution, to make Proposed Variation No.1 with Material Alterations on April 21st 2026.
The 4no. Special Council Meetings can be viewed using each of the following links:
Why are you adding a new structure to the RPS?
Section 54 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), states that a planning authority may add to or delete from its record of protected sturtures if it considers that an addition is necessary to protect a structure (or part of a structure) of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest.
The Red Brick (former) Chapel is considered to be of:
- Architectural Interest
- Historical Interest, and
- Artisitc Interest.
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Why become a HAP landlord?
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Why become a HAP landlord?
For landlords/agents:
- The landlord or their agent will receive prompt payments directly from the local authority on a monthly basis, subject to the HAP recipient paying the local authority their rent contribution. All payments will be made electronically; there will be no need for rent collection from tenants who are HAP recipients leading to administrative savings for landlords
- Landlords who rent to tenants in receipt of social housing supports like the housing assistance payment (HAP) may avail of increased tax relief under a new scheme from 1 January 2016. The new scheme will allow property owners to claim 100 per cent relief on their mortgage interest, as an expense against rental income. Further information is also available from the Revenue Commissioners on www.revenue.ie