Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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768. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant social homes brought back into active use in 2024 under the voids programme by local authority, in tabular form; the funding provided for same in each local authority during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/25]

James Browne (Wexford, 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. 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.

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. To that end, individual allocations for the Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme have issued to all local authorities with work progressing to remediate and re-let the target number of dwellings.