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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2022

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

To ask the Chief Executive if there is sufficient funding made available within each year to carry out works on vacant properties not previously scheduled within a budgetary year for these works to be carried out.

REPLY:

The budget for the refurbishment of vacant council stock is assigned on an annual basis and is sufficient for the requirements to meet the costs of refurbishing vacant properties within our housing stock.  Council stock can be surrendered throughout the year for various reasons and as properties become available they are inspected by our technical staff to determine what refurbishment works and associated costs are required and this, together with the projected level of vacancy arising, informs the budgetary process for the Council.   Significant resources have been allocated and approved by the Elected Members through the annual budget process with an adopted budget of €4.5 million for relets in 2023.  The revised budget for 2022 in relets is also €4.5 million, following an increased allocation based on the number of properties becoming vacant and cost projections.  The relet budget is primarily funded from the Council's own resources but also includes funding of €1.265m from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.