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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 09, 2025

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor R. Mannion

To ask the Chief Executive for the average time it takes for vacant council properties to be filled - information to include details for new build units vs re-lets

REPLY:

Our 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. To date this year, 78 council owned re-let properties were allocated with an average turnaround time of 22.43 weeks.

To date this year, 97 new build council-owned properties have been allocated. The average processing time for these allocations currently stands at 12 weeks. It is important to note that processing delays can occur when there is a delay in the provision of crucial details or required documentation from the applicant.