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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor D. Adelaide

To ask the chief executive the costs associated with repairs, maintenance, or other necessary works completed by the council using outsourced/contracted workers for council homes

REPLY:

The Council’s housing maintenance and refurbishment revenue budget for 2024 is €20.47m. The service is structured into three programme areas and delivered through a combination of the Council's direct labour teams and specialist contractors as necessary. Our combined revenue budget expenditure for contractor services for 2024 is projected at €10.22m.

1. Response Maintenance-this includes expenditure on response maintenance repairs reported by tenants including electrical repairs and upgrades, heating system repairs, replacement and servicing, specialist cleaning and miscellaneous works.    
2. Relets/Voids Programme- works required on vacant housing stock to bring properties back up to rental standards for letting to new tenants.
3. Planned Maintenance Programme- these works form part of the Council's capital budget and include the National Energy Efficiency Retrofit, Window and Doors, Painting and Health and Safety Works programmes.