What does Optus Glean charge per hour?

We do not. Commercial and contract cleaning is delivered to a defined scope on a fixed monthly fee, paid by Direct Debit, with an annual indexed review. Per-hour pricing is for ad-hoc and domestic work, neither of which we do. The fixed monthly fee covers the named primary cleaner, the named relief, all consumables where contracted, all equipment, and the management overhead of running the contract.

What happens if Optus Glean's cleaner is sick?

The named relief is deployed and the site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of the absence. The relief is already vetted, inducted, and trained on the site's colour-coded system and IPC standard, so the standard of clean does not change. Substitution is Optus Glean's operational problem, not the buyer's risk to absorb.

How is the fixed monthly fee set?

The fee is set against a defined scope of work — frequency, areas, tasks, consumables, equipment — agreed at contract signature and documented in the service specification. The fee is reviewed once a year against the Consumer Price Index and the Contract Cleaning ERO rate movement, with any change communicated 60 days in advance of the review date. There are no in-year variations unless the scope itself changes.

Why are cleaning services in Dublin so inconsistent?

It is a workforce-design problem rather than an effort problem. Most operatives in the sector are part-time or casual, and many also hold healthcare assistant shifts in nursing homes and acute care. When a care shift is offered, the cleaning shift is dropped. Optus Glean removes that dynamic by employing operatives PAYE on guaranteed hours, so the cleaning role is not the secondary income.

How does Optus Glean stop cleaners disappearing for healthcare shifts?

We make the cleaning role the better work. Pay is set above the Contract Cleaning ERO floor (€14.80 per hour, 2026). Hours are guaranteed and rostered weeks in advance. Annual leave is paid. Pension contributions are made. The cleaner has no incentive to substitute a less predictable casual healthcare shift.

Why are some commercial cleaning quotes for Dublin so much cheaper than others?

Quotes for the same scope range from around €750-1,100 per month at the lower end to €1,500-1,700 per month at the upper end. The differential is almost entirely driven by employment model. Lower quotes assume a casual workforce where the provider carries no employment risk and passes service-continuity risk to the buyer. Higher quotes assume a PAYE workforce where the provider absorbs that risk.

Is the ERO rate a minimum or a market rate in Dublin?

The Contract Cleaning ERO rate of €14.80 per hour is a statutory minimum set under the Labour Court's Sectoral Employment Order. It is a floor, not a ceiling. Providers who pay at the floor are competing for staff with adjacent care-sector roles paying €15-€17 per hour, which is why retention is poor across the lower end of the market.

What evidence is there that this workforce pattern is real?

It is visible in CSO Labour Force Survey data on multi-jobbing in accommodation, administrative support, and human health and social work activities, and in the Workplace Relations Commission's enforcement record under the Contract Cleaning ERO. Practice managers confirm it experientially: the same operative who cleans the practice on Monday is on a healthcare assistant rota at a nearby nursing home on Wednesday.

What happens if my cleaner is sick or on leave?

The named relief is deployed. The site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of an unplanned absence, or at the start of the leave period for a planned absence. The relief is already vetted, inducted on the site, and trained on the same colour-coded system and IPC standard as the primary cleaner. The task list, the equipment, and the time window do not change. The clean is delivered to the same standard.

Will I get a different cleaner every week?

No. The model is a named primary cleaner with a named relief, both fixed to the site for the duration of the contract. The relief only attends when the primary is genuinely unavailable — sick day, annual leave, training day — and it is the same named relief each time, not a rotating pool. Long-term continuity of the same two people on a site is what makes the standard of clean stable.

How does Optus Glean handle long-term cover?

For absences longer than two weeks, cover is drawn from the wider Optus Glean trained bench. Every operative on the bench is PAYE-employed, Garda-vetted, and trained to the same documented HIQA-aligned IPC standard, so continuity of standard is preserved. The buyer is informed of the cover plan, the named individuals involved, and the expected duration at the point the long-term absence is identified.

What happens if my primary cleaner leaves Optus Glean?

The relief is promoted to primary on a planned timetable. A new relief is recruited, vetted, inducted on the site, trained on the colour-coded system and IPC standard, and introduced to the buyer before the handover takes effect. There is no scenario in which the buyer discovers, after the fact, that their cleaner has changed. Continuity is engineered, not improvised.

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The Optus Glean promise: predictability

Three pillars. Three commitments. No exceptions.

Predictable cost. One fixed monthly fee, set against a defined scope and an annual indexed review. No variable hours. No surprise invoices. No padded callout charges. Budgeted once, paid by Direct Debit, reviewed once a year.

Predictable presence. The site is cleaned every day it is meant to be cleaned. A named primary cleaner is rostered to your contract, supported by a named relief who is already vetted, inducted, and trained on the same colour-coded system and IPC standard. The schedule does not depend on whether one person is available on one day.

Predictable freedom. A single point of accountability. One contract. One named manager. One number to call. Cleaning is no longer a problem the office has to manage — it is a service that runs.

Why cleaning in Dublin is structurally hard to get right

Most cleaning provision in Ireland — including in healthcare-adjacent settings — is delivered by a workforce that is structurally part-time and casual. A significant proportion of operatives across the sector also work as healthcare assistants in nursing homes, residential care, and acute hospitals. Cleaning shifts are typically taken when healthcare shifts are not available, and released when they are. This pattern is consistent with CSO labour data on accommodation, food, and administrative-support employment, and it is the underlying reason that buyers across Ireland encounter inconsistency from agencies they have contracted in good faith.

The pattern is reinforced by two background pressures specific to Dublin. Housing affordability limits the catchment for any role paying at or near the minimum wage. The Contract Cleaning Employment Regulation Order rate of €14.80 per hour for 2026, set under the Labour Court's sectoral employment framework, sits close enough to flexible care-sector pay that operatives drift toward whichever shift pays slightly more on the day. Both pressures pull cleaning staff away from contracted shifts and toward casual healthcare work.

The result, from the buyer's perspective, is the experience most practice managers, facilities leads, and procurement officers in Dublin describe: a clean that is half-completed when the contracted cleaner is available, missed entirely when they are not, and accompanied by recurring conversations with the agency about cover that may or may not arrive.

This is the structural problem Optus Glean is built to solve. Our operatives are fully PAYE-employed with guaranteed weekly hours, paid leave, and pension contributions under Irish auto-enrolment. They are paid above the ERO floor deliberately — because the structural reliability of the service depends on the cleaner choosing to remain in the role rather than rotating through casual healthcare shifts. A named primary cleaner is assigned to your site, supported by a named relief, both Garda-vetted and trained to Optus Glean's documented HIQA-aligned IPC standard.

What Is a Deep Clean?

A deep clean is a comprehensive, intensive cleaning of your entire property that goes far beyond what regular weekly or fortnightly cleaning covers. While routine cleaning maintains surface-level cleanliness — vacuuming, mopping, wiping surfaces — a deep clean reaches into every corner, behind every appliance, inside every cupboard, and addresses the accumulated grime, grease, limescale, and dust that builds up over months or years of daily living.

In Dublin, where properties range from compact city centre apartments to large suburban family homes, deep cleaning needs vary enormously. A studio in Rathmines with hard water limescale and poor ventilation needs different attention from a 4-bed house in Malahide with a large kitchen and multiple bathrooms. Optus Glean tailors every deep clean to the specific property, its condition, and your priorities.

Deep Cleaning Prices in Dublin

Dublin deep cleaning prices reflect the premium market, higher operating costs, and the time-intensive nature of the service. Our pricing is transparent and all-inclusive — no hidden fees, no call-out charges.

Property Type	Price	Duration (2-person team)
Studio apartment	From €150	3–4 hours
1-bed apartment	From €180	4–5 hours
2-bed apartment / house	From €280	5–7 hours
3-bed house	From €380	6–8 hours
4-bed house	From €480	7–9 hours
5+ bed house	From €600	8–10 hours
Office / commercial	€3.50–€6.00/m²	Depends on area

Add-on services: Carpet deep cleaning from €40 per room. Oven deep clean €50. Internal window cleaning €5 per window. External window cleaning from €60. Fridge deep clean €30. Mattress sanitisation €35.

Residential Deep Cleaning in Dublin

Our residential deep cleaning service transforms your home from lived-in to like-new. Whether your Dublin home is a city centre apartment, a Southside terraced house, or a Northside family home, we deliver the same thorough, professional result.

Kitchen Deep Clean

The kitchen is the most intensive part of any deep clean. Dublin kitchens — particularly in apartments with limited ventilation — accumulate grease on extractor hoods, splashbacks, and hob surrounds that regular cleaning barely touches. Our kitchen deep clean includes:

Oven interior and exterior cleaned, racks degreased, glass door cleaned inside and out
Hob, burners, and trivets degreased and polished
Extractor hood and filters degreased (replaceable filters flagged if beyond cleaning)
Fridge and freezer emptied, cleaned, and sanitised (contents stored safely during cleaning)
Microwave, toaster, kettle, and all small appliance exteriors cleaned
All cupboards and drawers cleaned inside and out, shelf liners replaced if needed
Worktops degreased, polished, and sanitised
Splashbacks, tiles, and grouting degreased and descaled
Sink, taps, and draining area descaled and polished
Dishwasher and washing machine exteriors cleaned, seals checked for mould
Bins emptied, cleaned, and deodorised
Floor mopped with disinfectant, edges and corners hand-cleaned

Bathroom Deep Clean

Dublin’s hard water leaves limescale deposits on shower screens, taps, and tiles. Bathrooms with poor ventilation develop mould on grouting and silicone seals. Our bathroom deep clean tackles all of it:

Shower enclosure, screen, head, and hose descaled and cleaned
Bath scrubbed, descaled, and taps polished to a shine
Toilet cleaned inside, outside, behind, and around the base, including cistern exterior
Basin and vanity unit cleaned, taps descaled and polished
Mirror cleaned streak-free
All tiles cleaned and grouting treated for mould
Silicone seals treated (mould removal) or flagged for replacement
Extractor fan cleaned of dust and debris
Towel rails, heated towel rack, and accessories cleaned
Floor mopped with disinfectant, corners and behind toilet hand-cleaned

Living Areas and Bedrooms

All surfaces dusted and wiped including shelves, picture frames, ornaments, and electronics
Skirting boards, dado rails, and coving wiped along entire length
Light fittings and lampshades dusted (accessible ones only)
Light switches, door handles, and socket covers sanitised
Radiators cleaned behind and between fins
Window sills, ledges, and frames cleaned
Internal windows cleaned
Built-in wardrobes and storage cleaned inside (if emptied)
Cobwebs removed from ceilings and corners
Walls spot-cleaned for marks, scuffs, and fingerprints
Carpets vacuumed with edge attention; hard floors mopped
Upholstered furniture vacuumed (add-on for deep upholstery cleaning)

Commercial Deep Cleaning in Dublin

Dublin is Ireland’s business capital with over 50,000 commercial premises. Whether you manage an office in the Docklands, a retail unit on Grafton Street, a restaurant in Temple Bar, or a medical practice in Ballsbridge, periodic deep cleaning is essential for hygiene, presentation, and staff wellbeing.

Our commercial deep clean covers desk and workstation sanitisation (screens, keyboards, phones), kitchen and breakroom deep cleaning, boardroom and meeting room cleaning, bathroom and washroom deep cleaning, reception and public area cleaning, floor scrubbing, stripping, and polishing, carpet shampooing and stain treatment, air vent and return cleaning, light fitting and diffuser cleaning, and window cleaning (internal). Commercial deep cleans are scheduled outside business hours — evenings, weekends, or during office closures — to avoid disruption.

When to Book a Deep Clean in Dublin

There is no wrong time for a deep clean, but certain occasions make it particularly valuable:

Spring clean (March–April): The traditional annual refresh. After a Dublin winter of closed windows and central heating, a spring deep clean clears dust, freshens rooms, and prepares your home for the brighter months.
Pre-Christmas (November–December): Get your home guest-ready before the festive season. Our busiest booking period — book early to secure your date.
Post-renovation: Building work leaves construction dust, plaster residue, and paint spatters throughout the property. Our post-renovation deep clean removes it all.
Moving in: Before unpacking in your new Dublin home, a deep clean ensures you start fresh. Particularly important for older Dublin properties where previous cleaning standards are unknown.
Moving out: Combined with end of tenancy cleaning for a deposit-back standard result.
After illness: A sanitisation deep clean reduces germs and allergens after flu, COVID, or other illness in the household.
Post-party or event: Restore your home after hosting. Stain treatment, odour removal, and a full refresh.
Regular maintenance: A deep clean every 3–6 months between regular cleaning sessions keeps your Dublin home in top condition year-round.

Dublin Areas We Cover

Optus Glean provides deep cleaning across all Dublin areas and postcodes:

Dublin City Centre: Dublin 1, Dublin 2, Dublin 7, Dublin 8 — apartments, townhouses, commercial premises
South Dublin: Rathmines, Ranelagh, Rathgar, Donnybrook, Ballsbridge, Sandymount, Dublin 4, Dublin 6, Dublin 6W
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown: Dun Laoghaire, Blackrock, Stillorgan, Dundrum, Dalkey, Killiney, Foxrock, Cabinteely
South Dublin County: Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Rathfarnham, Templeogue, Firhouse, Saggart, Newcastle
Fingal: Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Howth, Sutton, Donabate, Balbriggan, Rush, Lusk
North Dublin: Drumcondra, Phibsborough, Glasnevin, Santry, Beaumont, Raheny, Clontarf, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 9, Dublin 11
West Dublin: Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Clonsilla, Mulhuddart, Ongar, Dublin 15

How Optus Glean handles staff shortages

Every Optus Glean contract is staffed on a redundancy model rather than a single-person model. A named primary cleaner is assigned to the site at contract start. A named relief is assigned alongside them. Both are PAYE-employed by Optus Glean, both are Garda-vetted, both are inducted on the site's specific layout, access protocols, and colour-coded equipment system, and both are trained to the same documented HIQA-aligned IPC standard. Substitution is built into the contract from the first day, not arranged on the day cover is needed.

Sick day cover. When the primary cleaner is unable to work, the named relief is deployed. The office site contact is notified by 06:30 on the morning of the absence by SMS or email, with the name of the relief who is attending. The relief follows the same task list, uses the same equipment, and finishes within the same window. The standard of clean is unchanged because the relief was prepared for this scenario before the absence happened.

Annual leave cover. Annual leave is rostered weeks in advance and the relief is scheduled to cover the full leave period. The office is informed at the start of the leave period — not on the morning leave begins. This is the same model used in clinical rota management: known absences are pre-staffed, not improvised.

Long-term cover. If the primary cleaner is absent for more than two weeks (extended illness, parental leave, bereavement leave), cover is drawn from the wider trained bench rather than relying on the single named relief. The office is kept informed of the cover plan, the named individuals involved, and the expected duration. Continuity of standard is maintained because every operative on the bench is trained to the same documented standard.

Permanent reassignment. If the primary cleaner moves to a new permanent role within Optus Glean — promotion, relocation, retirement — the relief is promoted to primary on a planned timetable, a new relief is trained on the site, and both are introduced to the office before the handover takes effect. There is no day on which the office discovers, after the fact, that their cleaner has changed.

Substitution is Optus Glean's operational problem, not the office's risk to absorb. The buyer pays a fixed monthly fee for a defined scope to be delivered, every day it is meant to be delivered. The mechanism by which we deliver it — primary, relief, bench, retraining — is our cost to manage and our risk to carry.

Deep Clean vs Regular Clean — What Is the Difference?

A regular clean maintains your home between deep cleans — vacuuming, mopping, wiping visible surfaces, cleaning bathrooms, and tidying kitchens. It typically takes 2–3 hours for a Dublin house and addresses surface-level cleanliness.

A deep clean is 2–3 times longer and covers everything a regular clean does, plus inside ovens, inside cupboards, behind appliances, behind radiators, grouting and limescale treatment, skirting boards along their full length, internal windows, light fittings, cobwebs, walls, and every surface that regular cleaning skips. Think of a regular clean as maintenance and a deep clean as restoration.

For Dublin homes, we recommend a deep clean every 3–6 months, supplemented by regular fortnightly or weekly cleaning in between. If you only book one professional clean per year, make it a deep clean — ideally in spring.

Why Dublin Properties Need Professional Deep Cleaning

Dublin properties face specific challenges that make professional deep cleaning particularly important:

Hard water: Dublin’s water supply leaves limescale deposits on taps, shower screens, and appliances. Professional descaling products and techniques remove build-up that household products struggle with.
Poor ventilation: Many Dublin apartments, particularly older conversions and city centre builds, have limited natural ventilation. This leads to condensation, mould growth on grouting and window seals, and musty odours that require targeted treatment.
High-density living: Compact Dublin apartments see intensive daily use of kitchens and bathrooms, accelerating the build-up of grease, limescale, and soap scum.
Older properties: Dublin has a significant stock of Victorian and Edwardian houses with original features — cornicing, fireplaces, sash windows — that collect dust and require careful cleaning.
Construction dust: Dublin’s ongoing development means many properties experience construction dust from nearby building works, even without internal renovation.

Our Dublin Deep Cleaning Process

Every Dublin deep clean follows a structured process to ensure consistent, thorough results:

Assessment: Our team arrives and walks through the property with you to identify priorities, special requirements, and any areas needing particular attention.
Preparation: We protect floors and furnishings, move accessible furniture, and set up our equipment.
Kitchen first: The kitchen takes the longest and benefits from early attention — oven cleaners and degreasers need dwell time.
Bathrooms: Descaling products are applied and left to work while we clean other areas.
Room-by-room: We work systematically through every room, top to bottom, left to right.
Floors last: All hard floors are mopped and all carpets vacuumed as the final step, after all dust and debris has fallen from above.
Walk-through: We walk through the completed property with you to ensure you are satisfied with every room.

Frequently asked questions

How much does office cleaning cost in Ireland in 2026?

A corporate office is priced as a fixed monthly fee per site (or per floor, for multi-tenant buildings), tied to a defined scope and frequency. The Contract Cleaning ERO 2026 sets a €14.80/hour labour floor across the sector, but reputable providers quote the contract — multi-year term, annual indexed review, single monthly Direct Debit — not the hour. Pre-opening reset windows and out-of-hours deep cleans are inside the fee.

What standards apply to office cleaning in Ireland?

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 obliges the employer to maintain a safe workplace, supported by the General Application Regulations 2007. The cleaning programme should produce a documented audit trail — chemical SDS, signed-off task records, training register — that supports the office manager's safety statement and ESG reporting on supply-chain labour standards.

Why is cleaning consistency such a problem in Irish office buildings?

Most Irish cleaning provision is delivered by part-time or casual operatives, frequently subcontracted from one agency to another without disclosure, often paid at or near the ERO floor with no continuity to the site. The result is a different cleaner most weeks, no real quality baseline across floors, and tenant complaints that surface six months into a 36-month contract.

What does ESG-aligned cleaning supply actually mean?

ESG-aligned cleaning means the labour in your supply chain is documented and lawful: PAYE-employed staff (not casual), paid above the Contract Cleaning ERO €14.80/hour floor, with paid leave and PRSI/pension contributions. It also means the chemical regime has SDS on file, waste streams are tracked under the Waste Management Acts, and the provider can answer a tenant or auditor question on day one. ESG is not a sticker — it is auditable supply-chain integrity.

What's the difference between PAYE and casual cleaning contracts in corporate?

A PAYE-employed cleaner is on payroll with the company that signs the contract, paid above the Contract Cleaning ERO floor, with paid leave and pension. A casual or self-employed operative is none of those things — and is often subcontracted in via a labour agency the buyer never signed with. PAYE staffing is the only model that supports a named primary cleaner per floor with continuity, and the only one that survives an ESG supply-chain audit.

How do I evaluate a cleaning provider for a multi-floor office?

Three checks. One: are the operatives PAYE-employed by the company that signs the contract, or subcontracted? Ask for a written commitment, not a tagline. Two: who is the named primary cleaner and named relief per floor or zone? Three: can the provider produce a transparent reporting pack — daily/weekly logs, audit scores, tenant feedback — that ties scope to evidence?

What should be in a cleaning contract for a corporate office?

Scope and frequencies per zone (workstations, meeting rooms, washrooms, kitchens, lift lobbies, reception), pre-opening reset window, named primary cleaner and named relief, the chemical regime with SDS, ESG and supply-chain confirmations, fixed monthly fee, annual indexed review, transparent KPIs and reporting, and a clean exit clause. No per-hour pricing. No undisclosed subcontracting.

How often should an office be professionally cleaned?

A typical corporate office runs a daily out-of-hours core clean (workstations, washrooms, kitchens, communal areas), a pre-opening morning reset where occupancy is heavy, weekly periodic tasks (high-level dusting, glass), and quarterly or six-monthly deep cleans (carpets, soft furnishings, fabric). In Dublin, multi-tenant buildings often add a midday washroom check and lift-lobby reset.

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