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

-----and how it is functioning. In addition, each local authority now has a vacant homes officer. The message is out there that if local authorities require further vacant homes officers or assistants, they can put in applications to the Department.

They are carrying out a survey of vacant homes in their local authority areas. I do not have a full update on where that is at the moment, but it is being carried out. I can come back to the committee with a full update. It will form part of the process and will get down to granular detail.