Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised)
2:20 pm
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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On the same issue, my understanding is that in this case there is a certain amount of moving the deckchairs. It seems the local authorities were allowing houses to remain empty for a longer period to access additional funds from the Department. Will that issue be looked at more closely? Perhaps there should be a reduction in what the Department grants them in these cases.