COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

QUESTION NO. 16

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the Chief Executive to detail actions being taken to ensure that all boarded up Council houses within the area covered by our Committee are brought into the housing stock as quickly as possibly and in that regard will he detail houses currently in that situation?"

REPLY:

"Currently there are 52 vacant properties in the county of which 36 are in the Tallaght area. In the main these are houses that have been surrendered to the Council for various reasons. Generally speaking this Council has had less than 0.5% of its stock vacant at any one time and this is the lowest in the Country. We have also managed to bring the relet time down from 18 weeks a number of years ago to 8 weeks (and less in some instances)

We have also acquired 4 new properties under the derelict sites legislation and they are now effectively in full Council ownership.  These properties have already been assessed and a Schedule of Works has been agreed for all properties.   In addition the setting up and switching of all utilities (gas, electricity, re-wiring) has progressed and we are ready to commence works in all properties.     Please note that some properties require extensive works to bring them to South Dublin County Council re-letting standard.  However the Allocations Sections are aware of the progress of these properties and will be ready to have them allocated as soon as possible.  

The Vesting Process has already commenced on a number of other derelict dwellings from the Derelict Register and will continue to progress this matter in order to bring as many vacant properties into Council ownership."