Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2025
90. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocation given to Wicklow County Council for re-letting works of social housing stock from the years from the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21316/25]
View answerThe management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. 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 own stock, my Department provides annual funding support to local authorities for management and maintenance under the current Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme.
A breakdown of the funding received by Wicklow County Council and the number of properties that were remediated can be accessed on my Department’s website at the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/collection/0906a-other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics/#voids-programme.
Full details in relation to delivery under the 2024 Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme will be published across all local authorities presently.
My Department will continue to support local authorities in their work in this area this year and €31 million of funding has been made available of which Wicklow County Council have been allocated €1.06 million.
