Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that several council-owned homes in a location (details supplied) in County Kildare remain empty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35086/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The 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. 

Furthermore, the allocation of social housing supports to qualified households is a matter for the local authority concerned, in accordance with its allocation scheme made in accordance with section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations.

In relation to the properties concerned, Kildare County Council have advised that one has been assigned to a Clerk of Works and is awaiting large scale remediation prior to tenanting, another is also vacant pending remediation works and the third has had pre-letting works completed and is with the allocation team who will facilitate tenanting.