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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor M. Lynch

To ask the Manager to present an update on vacant / boarded up housing and will they list the number of such properties in Rathfarnham / Templeogue Estates and outline the action being taken?

REPLY:

The following is the current status of vacant properties within the County’s housing stock.

Electoral Area

Survey Stage

In Progress

Ready

TOTAL

Lucan

3

2

1

6

Clondalkin

2

3

1

6

Palmerstown-Fonthill

4

7

10

21

Tallaght South (N)

2

12

7

21

Tallaght South (S)

1

9

3

13

Tallaght Central

2

2

2

6

Firhouse-Bohernabreena

0

2

1

3

Rathfarnham-Templeogue

0

0

0

0

TOTAL

14

37

25

76

There are currently no vacant properties within the Rathfarnham-Templeogue Electoral area. The vacancy turnaround time countywide at 31st of  January 2024 was 27.7 weeks.  The Council continues to strive to reduce this turnaround time to a maximum of 16-20 weeks.