Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the 144 between 2020 and 2023. This year in Carlow, 33 properties got the funding and that is really important to us. The €50,000 grant for a vacant property has played a huge part in this. It is really good and been really positive for us, as has the €70,000 which is being given to derelict properties. There have been huge game-changers. All these grants and all these properties that are now being done up are so important and I welcome it.

On Barrack Street in Carlow, houses are going to be built under the URDF. The fund is for inner town centres. These are vacant properties and are going to be social housing but I cannot get a timescale on it. Is there any way the Minister of State could come back to me with a timescale on that because of the number of people who are ringing the office, which highlights that it is so important? This is a good scheme. Talking to couples coming in or people who are looking for properties, it has been really welcome.

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