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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 09, 2019

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor Teresa Costello

To ask the Chief Executive how many houses are currently laying vacant in the county and to give a breakdown by bedroom size & how long houses these homes have been vacant.

REPLY:

Of the approximately 9,500 homes in the Council's housing stock, 69 homes (or less than 0.75% of our housing stock) are currently either awaiting the completion of re-let works or are awaiting allocation following the completion of re-let works.  

These 69 homes comprise 18 1-bedroom homes, 27 2-bedroom homes, 21 three-bedroom homes and 3 four-bedroom homes with an average vacancy period of approximately 15 weeks.

The recent appointment of new contractors for re-let works has seen a reduction in the period taken to carry out required construction and repair works involved which should result in continued reductions in vacancy periods.