Elderly residents in Wexford waiting over a year for ‘collapsed' doors to be replaced
'What is the wait time now from the point of application until the works are carried out?' he asked housing officer Martina Donohue.
'I don't have a definite time scale but priority tends to be given to those with mobility issues, to try and keep them living in their own home,' replied Ms Donohue. 'So with windows and doors other applications are given priority ahead of them.'
'It used to be 2-3 months but now it's gone to 12-14 months,' continued Cllr Barden. 'It's a long time to wait, people might not even be around after that time.'
'I wouldn't think it takes that long,' said Ms Donohue, 'but I'll have a word with our grants team and see if I can get an estimate of how long windows and doors are taking.'
Cllr John Dwyer had also been in touch with residents awaiting repairs to their windows and doors and said some 'flexibility' was required when dealing with these cases.
'I'm aware of one instance in an estate where a front door has collapsed, I'm not being dramatic, these are actual cases,' he said. 'I'm getting an answer back from our housing staff that we have scheduled a replacement but we have no funding for it and don't know how long it will take. There are emergency cases we have to deal with, I would like to see action taken on these, some flexibility applied.'
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