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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTON/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor Alan Hayes

To ask the chief executive for an update on the planned maintenance works, including painting, on council owned homes in Balgaddy and if there is an agreed start and finish date for same.

REPLY:

Painting Programme

Balgaddy estate had been signalled for a number of planned maintenance and estate management enhancement works with a dedicated budget for the area. These included a painting programme for the external façade, internal communal areas and windows and doors of communal buildings and initially we had planned for these works to be undertaken in 2020. Unfortunately,works have had to be delayed due to restricions. The Council is currently planning for the commencement of the planned painting programme and our aim would be to commence these external works painting works subject to the easing of COVID restrictions and weather condtions permitting.

Replacement of Utility Metre Doors and Frames

An inspection of utility metre doors and frames has been completed, there are currently three types of doors and frames that house utility metres in Balgaddy Estate (2, 3 and 4 door).

Detailed below is the number and type of units identified for replacement due to vandalism:

Communal Properties

No

Type

9

4 doors

22

3 doors

2

2 doors

 

Single Properties

No

Type

3

3 doors

41

2 doors

 

A number of utility doors and frames have already been replaced in Foxdene Avenue and Meile an Rí Green with powder coated steel doors and frames. A tender is currently being prepared for the installation of the remainder in 2021.

Replacement of Communal Doors

An inspection of communal doors has been completed. A number of units in the Foxdene estate in Balgaddy have identified for priority replacement.

A new communal door prototype was installed successfully in April 2020 in a communal block in Foxdene. In November 2020, 10 new master door locks were replaced, and keys distributed to all tenants following vandalism in the estate.

Quotations are currently being prepared for the installation of new communal doors in the Foxdene Estate.