Council rapped for failing to service gas boilers of all tenants

A LOCAL authority has been accused of failing in its duty to tenants after ordering services on only about a half of the gas boilers in its housing stock in the last two years.

This was despite expert advice that gas boilers are serviced every year for safety and energy efficiency reasons.

There are an estimated 7,500 Cork City Council homes fitted with gas central heating. However, a new report presented to councillors shows that the council issued contracts to service a total of 4,192 gas boilers over the last two winters — about two-thirds of its total stock.