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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 09, 2025

QUESTION NO. 21

QUESTION: Councillor J. Spear

To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on the average time it takes for maintenance requests to be completed for new doors and windows over the last five years?

REPLY:

Completion timelines for window and door replacements can vary depending on the assessed degree of urgency. In instances where a safety risk is identified, immediate measures will be taken to ensure the safety of the affected windows. Full replacement will subsequently be completed within 6-8 weeks. For general replacements, works are conducted through our Windows and Doors Programme. Following the successful completion of a tender process and the awarding of contracts, the entirety of the works is typically concluded within 3-4 months.

The Housing Maintenance team have commenced stock condition surveys of our social housing stock 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.