Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The fund is specifically about vacant housing units. Workshops are taking place between the Department and local authorities because we want the local authorities in five cities to proactively use the fund to activate vacant units for housing. The URDF funding is a targeted measure. The public realm was the previous round and it may return to the public realm. The URDF is specific funding that tells local authorities to come forward with proposals relating Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway. There is serious engagement between the URDF section in the Department and local authorities because we want local authorities to be proactive.