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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

QUESTION NO.7

QUESTION: Councillor S. Holland

"To ask the Chief Executive how many inspection of private rented dwellings have been carried out year to date in Rathfarnham to ensure that they are meeting minimum standards, how many enforcement notices have been issued as a result?"

REPLY:

A total of 37 private rented property inspections were carried out in the Rathfarnham Local Electoral Area between 1/01/2017 and 06/12/2017.

Of the 31 properties which failed on the day of inspections 29 related to insufficient carbon monoxide detectors and/or insufficient window restrictors and landlords were issued with improvement notices to comply with the minimum standards requirements. 2 of the failed inspections were referred to Environmental Health Officers for reinspection. No enforcement notices were issued in this period.  

Total inspections carried out	37
Inspections Passed on date	6
Failed on date	31
Improvement letters	29
Environmental Health Officer referrals	2