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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor B. Bonner

To ask the Manager what is position regarding replacement windows in Lindisfarne in Bawnogue where some residents feel that because they have made some effort to paint and maintain their windows, they have been left with old windows while others had theirs replaced.

REPLY:

The Council was allocated €1 million in the 2009 budget and another €1 in the 2010 budget for the replacement of windows doors countywide.  Doors/windows were replaced in 203 houses  under the 2009 funding, 13 of these replacements were in Lindisfarne.  It is proposed to replace a similar number under the 2010 allocation. 

There are currently 19 houses in the Lindisfarne area on the list for window replacement.  2 of which are completed, work in progress on another 4, a further 4 are awaiting replacement in the near future.  4 are on hold due to arrears.  There are 10 houses awaiting inspection and grading.

Prior to any work commencing the the windows are inspected and graded 1 to 5 with 5 being the worst and it is only windows in the worst condition that are replaced.  In order to qualify the tenant/s must have a clear rent account or be adhering to an arrangement to clear the arrears for a period of 6 months. 

 If a tenant feels that their windows are in a bad condition they can contact the Housing Maintenance Section and they will be added to the list for inspection and grading but the number replacement will depend on the available funding when their turn is reached.