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THERE were over 2,000 requests for housing maintenance repairs from Council tenants in the Tralee Municipal District last year.
At the meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council this morning, Cllr. Deirdre Ferris asked how many requests were made by Tralee MD tenants forrepairs/replacements in 2023, a breakdown of requests and how many of those requests were carried out.
In reply, Kerry County Council said there were 2,001 requests for housing maintenance repairs from their tenants in 2023.
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Of these, 1,800 of these requests were actioned, 190 of the requests were refused on then basis of tenants in arrears or it was the tenant own responsibility as per the Tenant Handbook. There are 211 repair requests under consideration.
Cllr Ferris thanked Council Management for supplying the figures, but said the amount of requests was a damning indictment of the condition of some of the homes in the Tralee MD. She also said she had particular concerns about old and degraded windows on properties.
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