Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In our voids programme we began with homes that had been empty for a number of years and were boarded up or semi-derelict. Once we had brought those all back into use, the next group required significant capital investment as otherwise, they would be vacant for six, 12 or 18 months. If we are to tell a local authority it cannot have the funding unless a house has been vacant for more than 12 months, the authority might not be as efficient in getting the property back into use so as to avail of the capital funding.