Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That system is under development to go across local authorities in respect of planned maintenance. We have brought voids back into use, but I accept that work in this regard is sporadic and is not consistent across the board. I also see properties that have been vacant far too long. In 2023, we brought 2,481 voids back into use. The year before, the number was 2,273. In 2021, it was 2,425. I have seen local authorities - I will not mention which ones - where the timeframe for a property being vacant is 58 weeks. If you looked at that on paper, you would think it is crazy. The property in question was built in the 1960s. It was brought back into use, but significant money has been spent to future-proof it. Sometimes, properties require more work. We have a vacancy team set up in the Department. We never had that before.