COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, March 11, 2024
QUESTION NO. 25
QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor
To ask the Chief Executive to detail his latest efforts to deal with the Relets issue and will he list numbers in respect of each electoral area and make a statement?
REPLY:
Current Relets Status:
|
VACANT PROPERTIES |
Electoral Area |
Survey |
In Progress |
Ready |
TOTAL |
|
Lucan |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
Clondalkin |
2 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Palmerstown-Fonthill |
4 |
11 |
7 |
22 |
|
|
Tallaght South |
3 |
22 |
9 |
34 |
|
|
Tallaght Central |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
Firhouse-Bohernabreena |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Rathfarnham-Templeogue |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
TOTAL |
11 |
49 |
24 |
84 |
Five re-let contractors and the Council's direct labour crews actively work to bring vacant properties up to standard for allocation in the shortest possible timeframe. In February, 17 properties were re-let with an average turnaround time of 22 weeks. The recent increase in the number of dwellings being returned to stock is in part due to the Council's right-sizing policy which provides for the allocation of age friendly homes through transfers of existing tenants. There has been a 34% increase in the number of properties surrendered in 2024 to date compared to the same period in 2023.