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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the Chief Executive to outline clearly what this Council's tenancy agreement / position is, with respect to responsibility for the maintenance of Council owned property garden boundary walls, side gates and fences - And how does this compare to all the other Dublin local authorities?

REPLY:

This Council's tenancy agreement with all social housing tenants provides that tenants are responsible for the proper maintenance and replacement of all garden boundary walls. fences and side gates.

This is consistent with tenant maintenance responsibilities across the other Dublin Local Authorities' as follows:

• Dublin City Council: tenant responsible for repairing or replacing fences, gates and garden boundary walls, whether erected by tenant or Council
• Fingal County Council: tenant responsible for repairing or replacing fences and garden boundary walls and front/side gates
• Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council: tenant responsible for maintaining sheds and garages, fencing and boundaries; repairing or replacing gates, including side gates and doors; and, maintaining fencing and boundaries.