COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 11, 2021
QUESTION NO. 11
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to confirm how many Council houses are currently boarded up in the County and will he give figures in respect of each electoral area and in reporting will he detail his ongoing efforts to deal with the matter and will he make a statement?
REPLY:
The status of the 89 currently vacant properties in our housing stock of more than 9,700 homes is as follows:
|
Area |
Ready for allocation |
Works Ongoing |
Tendered |
Total |
|
Clondalkin |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
Lucan |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Rathfarnham/Templeogue |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
|
Palmerston/Fonthill |
9 |
4 |
13 |
26 |
|
Firhouse/Bohernabreena |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
Tallaght Central |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Tallaght South |
12 |
0 |
24 |
36 |
|
Total |
28 |
5 |
56 |
89 |
As can be seen from the above table, 28 of these properties are ready for allocation and are in the process of being tenanted through Choice Based Letting or other allocations processes and are anticipated to be occupied imminently. The remainder of the properties are at various stages of refurbishment or procurement depending on the nature and level of works required.
The refurbishment and allocation of vacant housing stock remains a priority under the Level 5 COVID 19 emergency measures to ensure that as many social homes as possible are made available to qualified households.