Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2026
695. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports or grants available to local authority tenants to replace exterior doors when the replacement of such is outside the scope of the rental agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9285/26]
View answerLocal authorities are legally responsible for the management and maintenance of their housing stock under s.58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities are also obliged to ensure all their tenanted properties comply with the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019.
Accordingly, it is a matter for each local authority, as landlord, to determine what alterations are permitted, if any, to one of their social homes. Further information may be available upon request from the relevant local authority or authorities.
While the management and maintenance of local authority owned social homes, and the funding of such works, is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, my Department will provide some €260 million as a contribution towards the remediation and maintenance of local authority homes this year through a number of programmes, including for estate regeneration, energy retrofitting, disabled person grants for social housing tenants, and refurbishment works to vacant properties so they can be returned to productive use as quickly as possible.
Critically, this funding merely complements local authorities’ own investment in their housing stock. Ultimately, the onus is on local authority elected members and officials to ensure adequate funding is allocated through the annual budgetary process for the upkeep of their social homes.
