COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 09, 2008

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor R. Dowds

To ask the Manager how many Council houses are vacant in South Dublin at present, electoral area by electoral area, and how long, on average, it takes to fill them?

REPLY:

The Housing Department prepare a monthly report on vacant houses which can be viewed on the membersnet.   The breakdown of these units between the Areas are set out below. 

Tallaght

No. of units undergoing relet repairs                     46

No. of units under legal proceedings                      2

No. of Fire damage units                                     2

No. of refurbishment units                                   1

No. of units above with tenants sourced               14 

Clondalkin

No. of units undergoing relet repairs                     40

No. of units under legal procedures                       0

No. of Fire damage units                                     7

No. of refurbishment units                                   0

No. of units above with tenants sourced               6 

Terenure/Rathfarnham

No. of units undergoing relet repairs                     1

56 dwellings have been re-let in 2008 to date, 25 refusals were received for re-lets in the same period, the average time taken to re-let dwellings this year to date is 18 days.