COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, June 14, 2021
QUESTION NO. 4
QUESTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins
To ask the Chief Executive to set out in tabular form by area the number of voids which are expected to be returned to suitable housing supply together with a projected timeframe in relation to same.
REPLY:
The breakdown and status of the 103 currently vacant properties in the Council's housing stock at 31st May 2021 that are undergoing or have recently completed re-let repairs is as follows:
|
Area |
Ready for Allocation |
Works Ongoing |
Tender Process |
Total |
| Clondalkin |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Lucan |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
| Rathfarnham/Templeogue |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Palmerstown/Fonthill |
10 |
4 |
16 |
30 |
| Firhouse/Bohernabreena |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
| Tallaght Central |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Tallaght South |
14 |
3 |
27 |
44 |
|
Total |
34 |
12 |
57 |
103 |
The 34 properties ready for allocation are in the process of being tenanted through CBL and other allocations processes and will be occupied as soon as tenants accept offers and/or are in a position to take up occupancy.
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. Properties with "works ongoing" or "tender process" status are at various stages of procurement or undergoing works and as the required works progress an allocation process will commence for each.
The refurbishment and allocation of vacant housing stock remains a priority to ensure that as many social homes as possible are made available to qualified households. 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 |