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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 22, 2017

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor L. Dunne

"To ask the Chief Executive how many adaptions were carried out in the Tallaght South area in the last year, also how many are on the current list and what is the expected time on the waiting list for such work to be carried out?"

REPLY:

"South Dublin County Council Housing Disabled Persons Grant is designed to help tenants have works done which are reasonably necessary to make a dwelling more suitable for a person with a disability to live in. The person’s disability must be lasting and involve physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual impairment.  The types of works covered include the fitting of access ramps, downstairs toilet, stair-lifts, level access showers, changes to allow wheelchair access, extensions, and any other works which are reasonable necessary to make a house more suitable for a person with a disability to live in.

In 2016, 22  DPG works were carried out in Tallaght South area (82 in total were carried out in SDCC administrative area).  In addition 6 extensions were completed.  There are 134 applications from the Tallaght South Area for Disability Works at present which we are working through both by tender process and engaging with our own direct labour.

The Programme of Works for DPG  for 2017 is as follows: 

• 6 extensions to be completed by end 2017 (on target) . In addition 5 new files have been referred for Feasibility Study to be carried out. 
• 107 DPG works have already been carried out.  61 by tender to contractors.  46 have been carried out by our own direct labour, which has proven very successful.  
• There are 31 files referred for tender at present.

We are continuing to work through the DPG files to complete as many works as possible in 2017 within the allocated budget. "