Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2019
584. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average target time for refurbishment of vacant properties in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10439/19]
View answerVacant properties can be in varying states of disrepair and my Department encourages each local authority to bring these properties back to productive use as quickly as possible. Statistics in relation to social housing are compiled by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in its annual reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These statistics are set out by local authority and include the average time from date of vacancy to the date when a new tenancy commenced, with the most recent report relating to 2017. This report is available on the NOAC website at the following link:
http://noac.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOAC-Performance-Indicators-Report-2017.pdf.
