A dispute between a 29-year-old homeless woman who broke into and took up residence at a vacant local authority house and Dublin City Council has been resolved following talks between the parties.
Dublin City Council had brought High Court proceedings against Claire Elliot over her illegal occupation of what had been a vacant local authority property at 68 Belcamp Avenue, Priorswood in Dublin 17.
The council claimed the mother of three children, who had been living in emergency accommodation and various B&Bs for approximately a year after her landlord sold the house she had been renting, had no right to occupy the house.
It sought various orders including one directing her and her children, the oldest of which is seven years old, to vacate the property.
The court heard that DCC had made an offer of emergency accommodation but negotiations with Ms Elliot had broken down.
The case returned before Mr Justice Richard Humphreys at today's vacation sitting of the High Court.
The judge agreed to a request from Karen Denning BL for DCC to allow the parties time to discuss the matter outside of the court.
Following talks between the sides counsel told the court that the case had been resolved between the parties.
The judge was told that the parties had agreed that an order could be made directing Ms Elliot to vacate the premises.
No others details of the agreement were given in open court and the settlement arrangement is understood to be confidential.
