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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 12, 2025

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor D. Adelaide

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on payments made by the council in 2022, 2023, and 2024 as a consequence of legal judgements and settlements with South Dublin County Council tenants, due to damage done to their health or property by mould and damp.

REPLY:

There have been no legal judgements or settlements wth tenants for the period 2022-2024.

Damp and mould in a property can be caused by a combination of moisture, temperature within the property, humidity of the immediate environment and tenant behaviour. Due to the nature of our climate, most homes would have some element of dampness and mould that require action by the homeowner to help ventilate, clean, and prevent build up over time. Most of the issues reported are preventable with the positive interaction of the tenant. If a tenant is experiencing a problem with damp/mould, they should submit this as a maintenance request directly through Housing Online system, www.hol.sdublincoco.ie so that the issue can be investigated.  Our housing maintenance team have also produced practical advice about controlling condensation in the home which is available on  www.sdcc.ie    

It should be noted that planned maintenance initiatives, such as the energy efficiency retrofit, windows and doors replacement and mechanical ventilation programmes have a positive impact on the control of damp and mould in the home. We are also undertaking property condition surveys across our housing stock and which will also assit with identifing properties with damp and mould issues.