Galway City Council

1. a copy of any records (to include any policies, guidelines and internal correspondence within the Council) relating to: a. the assessment by the Council of a household as ‘homeless’ under section 2 of the 1988 Act; and b. the provision by the Council of any supports to a household under section 10 of the 1988 Act. 2. A copy of any records (to include any policies, guidelines and internal correspondence within the Council) relating to the operation of a waiting list for households seeking access to emergency accommodation. Please also confirm the following: 1. If the Council operates a waiting list for access to emergency accommodation; 2. If the Council does operate a waiting list; a. When did the Council first start operating a waiting list;2 b. How many households are on the waiting list, as at the date of this request; c. What is the average time, since the Council first started operating the waiting list, that households spend on the waiting list before gaining access to emergency accommodation, d. What is the average time, over the last 12 month period, that households spend on the waiting list before gaining access to emergency accommodation. e. How many households with children are on the waiting list, as at the date of this request. f. What is the household size of each household on the waiting list, as at the date of this request. g. How many households on the waiting list are members of the Traveller community, as at the date of this request; and h. How many households on the waiting list are migrants, as at the date of this request.