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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)
Monday, December 05, 2011
MOTION NO. 10
MOTION: Councillor C. King
"That this Committee calls on the Manager to deliver a report on how many vacant houses there are currently in the Tallaght area and detailing how long the average house remains vacant while comparing these to the figures and timeframes for the the previous two years".
REPORT:
Currently there are 67 housing units vacant in the Tallaght area out a vacant list of 98. ll of these are ready for allocation and should be tenanted in the coming weeks. The average time taken to relet a housing unit in the Tallaght Area is 17 weeks. This compares very favourably with previous years when it took 21 weeks in 2009 and 20 weeks in 2010. It should also be noted that in addition to normal relet works carried out on many of these houses works in relation to an energy programme are also undertaken. Specifically houses built in 1970/early 1980 when they come back into stock are given an energy upgrade which consists of replacement of windows and doors where required, upgrading the central heating system and the installation of a condensing boiler and attic and wall insulation. Works on these houses take longer than on normal relets. The number also compares favourably with previous years in relation to the number of units on hand at the end of the year. There were 109 units vacant in 2009 and 64 in 2010. This year we have completed 135 relets in the Tallaght area and had 117 surrenders over the same period