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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on how many inspections were carried out on rental properties within the County to ensure they comply with the minimum standards of housing year to date

REPLY:

Inspections of private rented properties are primarily carried out on the Council's behalf by external contractors on a planned inspection programme covering properties with Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), private rented tenancies and Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) tenancies. Environmental Heath Officers (EHOs) inspect properties where complaints are reported to the Council. Where properties fail any of the nine regulatory minimum standard items, the landlord will be notified of non-compliance and requested to resolve the issues identified with follow-up inspections arranged as necessary.  

Up to the end of October this year, 2,990 inspections have been undertaken with 1,685 of those properties found to have been non-compliant upon initial inspection.