Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion
Ms Caroline Timmons:
Yes. It is four for Dublin City Council with 150 properties to be activated overall. The activation piece means the council needs to go out, put 150 vacant properties on its list and make them move, whether those properties are sold to someone, used for social housing or come under the repair and lease scheme. It is not that we are pushing for a particular avenue; we just want the properties moved on. The target of 150 is a lot for this year, given the low level of vacancy. However, Dublin City Council has already done a vacancy survey. It knows where to find these properties and it has its derelict site register to pull from. I am confident the vacant homes officer, VHO, will be able to do a good bit of work in that regard.
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