COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 12, 2020
QUESTION NO. 25
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the CEO to confirm the total amount of funding received recently from the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government, in respect of the refurbishment of vacant units (voids); will he detail works already completed and state his plans to complete the works in this calendar year; will he give details in respect of each Electoral area and make a statement? Charlie O'Connor
REPLY:
Under the government's July Stimulus Package, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) has recently provisionally approved funding for this Council in the sum of €3.38 million for 248 vacant homes (voids) that are in the process of having refurbishment works carried out or for which such works have recently been compelted. The funding relates to voids for the period 2019-2020. In addition, DHLGH has also provided additional funding totaling €165,250 for homes that were refurbished and relet to minimise the impact of Covid-19.
The works carried out during refurbishment may include window and door replacements, kitchen installations, bathroom works, heating and electrical works. Each unit is inspected by our technical staff and following their inspection the relevant works are undertaken.
A breakdown by Local Electoral Area is as follows:
Voids Stimulus Programme - 213 homes completed:
|
Clondalkin |
48 |
|
Lucan |
30 |
|
Rathfarnam |
11 |
|
Tallaght Central |
21 |
|
Tallaght South |
103 |
Voids Stimulus Programme - 35 homes to be completed by 31st December, 2020:
|
Clondalkin |
7 |
|
Tallaght South |
21 |
|
Lucan |
3 |
|
Rathfarnham |
4 |
Covid-19 Voids - 14 properties completed:
|
Clondalkin |
8 |
|
Rathfarnam |
3 |
|
Tallaght Central |
1 |
|
Tallaght South |
2 |