Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator. It is important to acknowledge that the Croí Cónaithe scheme was only introduced in July last year. It has been in place for 11 months. These things take time to bed in. Many people came to me before I had all the information. It takes three to six months for people to decide to go for it. I expect it to get better.

I recommend the Department adds the new fund that has been announced for refurbishment assessment of traditional farmhouses or farm cottages to its leaflet. There is another grant of €7,500 available for refurbishment assessment. It will need a bigger leaflet.

Following on from what Deputy Ó Broin said, that when we take a broader area, the percentage sometimes masks what exists in pockets of the area, is it possible to break down the GeoDirectory by electoral division?

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