Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste explained earlier that bringing supply on board with regard to housing is the only long-term solution, but that will take a lot of time. Ukrainians will be housed in student accommodation during the summer but where will they go come late September or October? One of the available housing resources is the number of derelict houses throughout the country, not just in towns and villages but one-off houses in rural Ireland, where people might have abandoned an old house and built a new house or bungalow beside it. There is a lack of clarity about doing those old houses up, from a planning perspective. There is also a cost to that but it is far cheaper than bringing new houses on board. Many Members have an interest in this issue, including Deputy Griffin, who is seated behind the Tánaiste. Has the Government any plans for a campaign to bring derelict houses throughout the country back into use to house people?

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