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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 09, 2016

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive if he will present a report on the number of Council houses currently vacant and in reporting will he confirm what is the average time frame for making vacant houses available to new tenants?

REPLY:

There are currently 37 dwellings vacant in South Dublin County Council at various stages of repair.  22 of these dwellings are north and 15 are south of the Naas Road.  54  vacant dwellings have been allocated since 1 January 2016. 

The main reason which determines the length of re-let time is the amount of works necessary and these are determined by the age and the condition of the house at time of surrender.  In the case of fire damaged and/or vandalised houses, it can take considerably longer to effect the pre-let repairs.  The current average timeframe for making vacant dwellings available for re-let is 9.90 weeks.