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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor M. Ward

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the Councils installing Carbon Monoxide alarms and how residents can apply for them?"

REPLY:

The Community Services Department introduced a Carbon Monoxide Alarm scheme in 2018. The scheme was aimed at homeowners over the age of 55 or living alone and vulnerable. The scheme allows for the supply and installation of two alarms per household and our 2018 budget allocation allowed for up to 610 homes to be completed. The scheme was advertised in late 2018 and we were inundated with applications. Installation of alarms began at end of January 2019 and we aim to have all installations completed by end of March 2019. There is a budget provision to run this scheme again in 2019 and details will be circulated in the coming months.  

The Council's Housing Department install Carbon Monoxide Alarms as standard in newly constructed social housing units and re-let properties. The Council as part of its Planned Housing Maintenance Programme will be shortly issuing a Tender to purchase Carbon Monoxide monitors for existing Council Housing Stock.