Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Public Accounts Committee
2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023
2:00 am
Mr. Paul Benson:
The funding issue is put out there but as a Department we would say that very little work should be carried out between lettings - just the minimum required to bring the property to private letting standards. The big work that is being done at the moment which delays re-letting is not necessary at this point when a property is vacant. If the Department gives extra funding, that extra work will be done and that means extra works for contractors and extra time for the property to be done up.
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