Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017
454. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current turnaround time for voids in each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13721/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information on the turnaround time for voids is not collected by my Department. However the key objective of the Voids Programme is aimed at minimising the turnaround and re-let time of vacant units and returning them to use in a very energy efficient condition. Since the commencement of the Voids Programme in 2014, over 7,100 vacant social housing units have been returned to productive use. This figure does not include units which are returned by local authorities through funding from their own resources.
In the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, commitments are set out in line with best asset management practices, which will see all local authorities operating to a national re-letting performance standard and greater use of a preventative maintenance approach to housing stock management.
Statistics on the average re-letting times for local authority social housing are set out in the report of the National Oversight and Audit Commission on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities, the last published report being for 2015, which is available at the following link: http://noac.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2015-PI-Report.pdf.
