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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager to confirm the total number of vacant housing units in the Lucan and Palmerstown-Fonthill LEA'S, and as a percentage of the overall county numbers, detailing the specific number of vacant within Balgaddy.

REPLY:

There are currently 30 vacant housing units in the Lucan, Palmerstown and North Clondalkin Local Electoral Area.  This represents 27% of the overall county number of vacant housing units.  This includes 16 vacant units in the Balgaddy area.  The breakdown of the works progress is as follows; 

Area

Pre-Works

In Progress

Ready

Total

Lucan-Palmerstown-North Clondalkin

8

15

(9 complete by 31/05/23)

7

30

Balgaddy Only

(Foxdene, Buirg an Rí, Meile an Rí, Tor an Rí)

7

7

(6 complete by 31/05/23)

2

16

Our Housing Maintenance and Refurbishment section undertake re-let works on vacant housing stock throughout the County to ensure stock is brought back into productive use for letting as soon as possible.