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Tait Court resident and former councillor John Loftus with local councillor Maria Donoghue, photographed at the estate where boilers have been out of service | PICTURE: Adrian Butler
LIMERICK City and County Council says its contractor is treating the replacement of boilers in a housing estate as “urgent”.
It comes after locals, many of whom are elderly, complained about not having access to hot water for an extended period of time at Tait Court at Lord Edward Street in the city centre.
In order to ensure boilers remained in safe working order, council contractors have been doing works on heating systems.
In some cases, this has meant either repairing, or replacing them.
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Residents say due to this, they have not had access to hot water.
The issue has been raised by Independent councillor for City West Maria Donoghue, and John Loftus, who lives in the estate and was on council between 2014 and 2019.
“Nowadays, hot water is not a luxury, it’s an expectation,” said Cllr Donoghue.
She said she made contact with the council’s housing maintenance department which provided her with a list of 30 homes where the boilers had been switched off.
A council spokesperson said its contractor had identified 16 homes in Tait Court where the heating systems have needed repair works carried out.
“These works range from servicing of boilers to comply with necessary standards to replacement of the boilers,” they added.
Cllr Donoghue said: “The fallout is the people of this estate do not have hot water and there hasn’t been provision made for an alternative. It’s outrageous in every way”
“Hot water is an expectation,” the newly-elected councillor added.
“We need to ensure everyone is on the list (for repair or replacement) who should be, and we need to prioritise these cases.”
Mr Loftus said the lack of hot water has caused “friction” in the estate.
“The joy and simplicity of just having a hot shower is massive. And with it being so humid, you need to shower every day at the moment,” he added.
In a statement, a council spokesperson added: “The council’s contractor is treating the works as urgent and is currently addressing them at a rate of 10 heating systems per week.”
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