Mr. Conor Skehan:

It states:

Question: Councillor K. Redmond. AI040417

"That the Chief Executive reports how many of those currently counted on Fingal’s homeless/housing list has been offered an accommodation option and turned it down.

Please provide the answer with an up to date total number on the list for comparison"

Reply:

There are 7961 housing applicants on the Council’s housing list with 413 families deemed to be homeless or at risk of homelessness.

68 offers of accommodation were refused in 2017, 36 of which related to applicants in homeless circumstances.

That is specific. This is the type of stuff that Deputy Ó Broin rightly demands that we base decisions on.

I have a third item which again I will give to the committee. This is one where I have been specifically told I can use this person's name and I have specifically checked with the county manager that it is in order. It is a county councillor's name and it is specifically addressed to me. I have been specifically told that I can use it at this meeting. Is that acceptable? I will not read the person's name out just now.