Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
846. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update and reasons why interior repair works promised since 2020 for a social housing tenant (details supplied) have never been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/23]
View answerIn accordance with Section 58 of the Housing Act, 1966, local authorities are legally responsible for the management and maintenance of their housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a Planned Maintenance Programme and carrying out of responsive repairs.
Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties are compliant with the provisions of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations, 2019.
Notwithstanding the legal obligation on local authorities to manage and maintain their housing stock, my Department provides funding under a number of local authority stock improvement programmes, namely, Planned Maintenance/Voids, Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme and the Disabled Person Grant scheme. The selection of properties and prioritisation of works is a matter for each individual local authority in the administration of the programmes.
Details in relation to the property concerned may be available from Mayo County Council. My Department will continue to support local authorities in their work in this area.
