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Local Authority Housing Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 June 2019

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Ceisteanna (752)

Fiona O'Loughlin

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752. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority-owned houses that are vacant for periods (details supplied) in each of the years 1 June 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [26444/19]

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Local authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for the management and maintenance of their own housing stock under the Housing Acts, including the carrying out of responsive and planned maintenance and the identification of housing in need of upgrade, regeneration or adaptation.

The National Oversight & Audit Commission (NOAC) reviews and reports on social housing related issues in local authorities every year, including the number of vacant local authority houses at a particular point in time. NOAC’s activities in this regard are summarised in its Annual Performance Indicator Reports for the years 2014-2017; the most recent data on a local authority basis are set out in their 2017 report, which is available on the NOAC website at the following link: http://noac.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOAC-Performance-Indicators-Report-2017.pdf. The previous annual reports are also available on the NOAC website.

It should be noted that the number of void properties, both nationally and in each individual local authority area, changes on an ongoing daily basis, as would be expected in the management of over 130,000 homes, where tenants move in and out regularly. My Department is continuing to engage with local authorities, to support them in returning both short and longer-term vacant properties to use as swiftly as possible. Elected Councils also have a role to play in supporting this work by making adequate budgetary provision for housing repairs and maintenance, utilising the housing rental income available to them.

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