Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is absolutely right to highlight this as an issue. When we look at local authorities, of course we give them autonomy in respect of how they manage their resources. Some try to manage those resources between going for bigger schemes and bigger sites versus the resources that might have to be put into individual units or homes. Each local authority needs to strike that balance to make sure that in providing social housing, local authorities are not working against our long-term plans under Project Ireland 2040. That aims to make sure we are doing what we can to regenerate parts of our counties that need to be regenerated. Initiatives like the repair and leasing scheme are key where a building can be turned into housing, if it has not already, and with some minor works can become a residence very quickly. If the Deputy has specific locations or specific towns or villages, he should give them to me and I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy English, to follow them up with the delivery team in the local authority.

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