Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2026
697. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the annual maintenance and upgrade expenditure on social housing by each local authority for the past three years, including the average annual maintenance cost per unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15176/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe management and maintenance of local authority social homes, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, is a matter for each individual local authority under s.58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities must also ensure all tenanted properties comply with the provisions of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019.
Notwithstanding the legal obligation on local authorities, €40 million will be provided as a contribution towards the remediation of local authority housing through my Department's Planned Maintenance and Voids Programme in 2026, with the programme requirements, including target number of units and allocations issuing to local authorities in due course.
Details on funding recouped to local authorities under Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme to end 2024 is available on my Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/collection/0906a-other-local-authority-housing-scheme-statistics/#voids-programme
Details in relation to funding expended by local authorities from their own resources on annual maintenance and upgrade is not collated by my Department but should be available from individual local authorities on request.
Detail of delivery under the 2025 Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme will be published shortly.
Furthermore, statistics in relation to social homes, at a point in time, are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in its Annual Reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including expenditure on maintenance in local authority owned properties.
The most recent NOAC report for 2024 is available at: www.noac.ie/noac_publications/report-77-noac-performance-indicator-report-2024/
