Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022
287. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties in need of repair under the remit of Fingal County Council within the Dublin Fingal constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59425/22]
View answerLocal authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock. This will fluctuate over time as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process.
Data in relation to levels of vacancy, average turnaround times and reasons associated with this are not routinely collated by my Department. However, statistics in relation to the social housing stock are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their Annual Reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including vacancy and the average time taken to re-tenant a dwelling. The most recent report, relating to 2021 as published in November 2022, is available on the NOAC website at the following link:
noac.ie/noac_publications/report-50-noac-performance-indicator-report-2021/ .
