Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. John Brannigan:

Longford would be similar, with properties that are retail on the ground floor with vacant residential on the first or second floor. What we do is engage with the property owners in relation to getting the vacant homes grant and they can avail of €50,000 or €70,000 to bring the property back into reuse. That has been successful on a number of occasions. It is really having the boots on the ground and engagement with the property owners.

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