COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 14, 2024
QUESTION NO.1
QUESTION: Councillor D. Adelaide
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on details of inspections on privately rented homes in 2023 and 2024. Report to include the total number of inspections carried out; dwellings inspected not meeting regulatory requirements; improvement Letters issued to landlords for improvements to be carried out; Improvement Notices served on landlords for improvements to be carried out; prohibition Notices served on landlords; and Prohibition Notices served on landlords.
REPLY:
Detail of inspections carried out on privately rented homes in 2023 and up to 1st October 2024 are set out below:
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2023 |
2024 (Q1-Q3) |
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Number of inspections that did not meet regulatory requirements on 1st inspection and issued with improvement letter |
1174 |
2767 |
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Number of inspections that met regulatory requirements on 1st inspection |
445 |
588 |
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Total number of 1st inspections
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1619 |
3355 |
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Number of inspections that did not meet regulatory requirements on re-Inspection and issued with improvement letter |
858 |
594 |
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Number of inspections that met regulatory requirements on re-inspection |
662 |
329 |
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Total number of re-inspections
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1520 |
930 |
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Total number of inspections
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3139 |
4285 |
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Number of improvement notices issued on dwellings
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0 |
7 |
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Number of prohibition notices issued on dwellings |
0 |
0 |
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The Council actively engages with the landlords of dwellings that continue to fail to meet regulatory requirements after re-inspection. When compliance cannot be achieved through active engagement, improvement notices are issued on the dwellings. If these notices do not result in the necessary improvements, the situation will ultimately lead to the initiation of legal proceedings. Currently, two cases are pending commencement of such proceedings.