Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have no tolerance for voids or for hanging around. Voids should be brought back into use very quickly where houses are vacated. When I came into office, I asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to focus on this with the July stimulus. The report related to prior to the pandemic. Since then, and by the end of this year, my understanding is that approximately 6,000 void units will have been brought back into use. Specific funding was given to local authorities in the July stimulus package last year to bring voids back in more quickly. That was added to in 2021 for the full duration of the year. I have no tolerance for having houses idle or vacant for an undue length of time.

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