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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 14, 2021

QUESTION NO. 23

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm his plans to refurnish and re-let units in 2021 following the announcement by Government of the new Housing Voids programme and may we have a statement?

REPLY:

Under the 2021 Voids Programme, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) has provisionally approved maximum funding of approximately €2.23million in respect of 150 vacant homes (voids) for South Dublin.  The works allowed during standard refurbishments of vacant properties include inspection, repair, replacement, safety and cleaning works subject to maximum funding of €11k per unit.  The allocation recognises that a small percentage of vacated properties require a significant investment to bring them into compliance with the minimum letting standards, and accordingly, DHLGH have provided for the refurbishment of 15 such properties for South Dublin (10% of overall number of homes approved for this Council) at an average recoupment value of €50k per unit.

The allocation breakdown is as follows:

2021 Voids Funding Standard Refurb Non-Standard Refurb Total
No. of Homes 135 15 150
Average Cost €11k €50k €14.9k
Maximum Total Funding €1.485m €750k €2.235m

All Council owned dwellings are subject to detailed inspection by our technical staff upon becoming vacant and relevant works are then procured by contractors on frameworks for re-let works before being allocated to eligible applicants from the social housing list.