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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, May 13, 2024
QUESTION NO.14
QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson
To ask the Chief Executive to produce a report outlining the progress on items and money spent on the Accelerated Planned Maintenance Programme as agreed under HI 11 at the April 2019 council meeting?
REPLY:
In April 2019, the Council approved €10.75m in funding for a comprehensive accelerated housing maintenance works programme to minimise future response maintenance activity with the aim of transitioning to a planned/preventative maintenance model for our housing assets. However, the programme was significantly delayed in 2020/21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Once restrictions were lifted in the construction industry sector, we recommenced the programme with the establishment of a dedicated combined planned maintenance/energy efficiency retrofit workstream with additional staff resources to accelerate delivery of the programmes. Expenditure spent and committed to date is €18m for the combined programmes.
The next phase of this programme, will see the introduction of periodic property inspections, whereby properties will be inspected on a 5-year cycle. The findings of the surveys will feed into an ongoing multi-annual Stock Investment Programme, with the aim to reduce the current level of reactive maintenance requests and to improve the overall value for money and enhanced delivery of the service to tenants. Funding has been provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to carry out the stock condition surveys with a new asset management application. Tender documents are currently being drafted to award the contract(s) and surveys are expected to commence later this year.
Detailed below are the status of planned maintenance/energy upgrade works within our housing stock since 2019:
Windows and Doors
The following gives a breakdown of the windows and doors programme by electoral area:
|
LEA |
Tender Stage |
Contractor Stage |
Complete |
Total |
|
Tallaght South |
24 |
153 |
155 |
332 |
|
Tallaght Central |
3 |
32 |
35 |
70 |
|
Firhouse /Bohernabreena |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
|
Rathfarnham/ Templeogue |
0 |
35 |
9 |
44 |
|
Clondalkin |
20 |
0 |
39 |
59 |
|
Palmerstown/ Fonthill |
24 |
1 |
54 |
79 |
|
Lucan |
4 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
|
Total |
75 |
228 |
307 |
610 |
It is anticipated that a tender for replacement windows and doors in an additional 100 properties will be advertised during 2024.
Painting Programme
The following gives a breakdown of painting works completed to date, including painting of external and internal walls, doors and windows.
|
Estate |
No. of Units |
| Balgaddy | 59 |
| Mac Uilliam | 57 |
|
Total |
116 |
Balgaddy Planned Maintenance Works
Works to date include roofing repairs, additional public lighting, utility meter doors and frames and the installation of mechanical ventilation.
Safety Works
Works to date include fire safety works, electrical works and mechanical ventilation. Ventilation Works across the county are detailed in the table below:
|
LEA |
To Measure |
Contractor Stage |
Completions |
Total |
|
Tallaght South |
0 |
13 |
12 |
25 |
|
Tallaght Central |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Firhouse /Bohernabreena |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Rathfarnham /Templeogue |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clondalkin |
0 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Palmerstown/Fonthill |
0 |
20 |
24 |
44 |
|
Lucan |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
Total |
0 |
42 |
47 |
89 |
Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme
The Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme is a significant element of our planned maintenance programme. The following table sets out the current status of properties by electoral area:
|
LEA |
Tender Stage |
Contractor Stage |
Complete |
Total |
|
Tallaght South |
0 |
0 |
82 |
82 |
|
Tallaght Central |
55 |
1 |
22 |
78 |
|
Firhouse/ Bohernabreena |
0 |
0 |
54 |
54 |
|
Rathfarnham/ Templeogue |
0 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
|
Clondalkin |
0 |
43 |
22 |
65 |
|
Palmerstown/ Fonthill |
41 |
17 |
56 |
114 |
|
Lucan |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
|
Total |
96 |
65 |
260 |
422 |