Clare County Council-owned homes typically remain unoccupied for nearly eight months in the period of time between tenancies.
The figure is contained in a new national report, which presents an overview of the performance of local authorities.
Clare FM’s Gavin Grace reports.
This new national report shows a local authority home in Clare was typically vacant for 31 weeks before new tenants moved in.
That’s slightly longer than the national average of 28.9 weeks.
Figures show an average of over €27,000 was spent on each home between lettings and these works are a contributory factor in the delay.
91 of the Council’s 2500 Local Authority Homes were vacant at the end of last year.
The figures come from the 2018 annual report of the National Oversight and Audit Commission, which oversees local authorities nationwide.
It also states that 21% of the county’s geographical area was regarded as unpolluted or litter free, with no significant or gross pollution recorded.
68% of motor tax transactions here were conducted online; 98.7% of all drinking water in private schemes complied with statutory requirements, while four out of every nine schools have been awarded green flag status.
Each person in Clare, meanwhile, made an average of 3.38 visits to libraries in the county last year, with over 405,000 items issued to borrowers.
3.29% of work days were lost through sickness-related absences in Clare County Council, a figure that’s within national guidelines.
