Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary)

2:00 am

Photo of Thomas GouldThomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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The National Oversight and Audit Commission, NOAC, says there is, on average, a €20,000 shortfall between what the Government provides and what local authorities spend to repair or turn around voids or boarded-up council houses owned by the State. A lot of local authorities cannot afford that additional funding.