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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, February 24, 2025

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor D. Richardson

"Can the manager report on current vacant houses in the Tallaght area. How many are back in stock and what is the delay in refit of houses?"

REPLY:

As of the end of January 2025, there were 97 vacant housing units, representing 0.9% of our total housing stock. 42 of these properties are located in the Tallaght electoral area and are at various stages of the relet process.

The table below refers:

Electoral Area	Survey	In Progress	Ready	Total
Tallaght South	3	12	19	34
Tallaght Central	0	4	4	8
Total	3	16	23	42

The Housing Maintenance and Refurbishment section undertake re-let works on vacant housing stock throughout the County to ensure stock is brought back into productive use for letting as soon as possible. The cumulative average re-let times for properties to be re-let in 2023 was 26.79 weeks. In 2024, there have been significant improvements in the delivery of vacant properties with the average vacancy turnaround time at 20.64 weeks.

The Council continues to identify and implement measures to reduce turnaround times to a maximum target of 16- 20 weeks.