COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, November 09, 2015
QUESTION NO.16
QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon
Can the Chief Executive please report on the current condition of Local authority units in the County, by electoral ward if possible, with reference to,
the financial and labour resources provided yearly for the maintenance of LA units since 2010
the number of units currently waiting on approved maintenance work
the criteria used to determine the need for work and the average time frame for commencing work
the follow up steps/checks taken after work has been carried out
the Councils responsibility to rent paying tenants.
REPLY:
The Council has a stock of 9,003 units.
The Housing Maintenance overall costs from 2010- 2014 is € 68,985,473
The Housing Department Response Maintenance section is responsible for the management and control of the Council’s rented stock, this includes structural repairs and alterations on medical grounds.Each year on average the Council has to respond to approx 18,000 maintenance requests.
In accordance with their tenancy agreement some works are the responsibility of the tenant.The full list is available on the Councils Website. Generally tenants are responsible for repairs of a non-structural nature. The list of tenant responsibilities (subject to the terms of their Tenancy Agreement) can be accessed here.http://www.sdcc.ie/services/housing/maintenance-and-repairs
Maintenance requests response times are categorised as follows:
| CATEGORY | TIMESCALE | EXAMPLE |
| Emergency | 1 – 5 working days | Smoking fuseboard |
| Urgent | 10 working days | Leak under sink unit |
| Routine | 12 weeks + | Replace toilet cistern |
| Cyclical | 1 – 7 years | Leaking gutters, replacement hall door etc. |
Work is in the first instance carried out by direct labour but depending on the nature of the work required some is contracted.In addition the Council for the past number of years has in place a windows and doors programme and this is supplemented by the energy efficiency works programme.
In terms of 2014 the following is reflective of the Maintenance Units response:
- One hundred and ninety eight re-lets were completed fourteen of these had energy works carried out.
- We responded to 14,944 maintenance requests during 2014
- Fourteen fire damaged houses were reinstated in 2014
- One maliciously damaged houses were re-instated in 2014
- Of the 18,161 maintenance valid requests received 92% were completed within target timeframes.