Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for that information. I welcome any kind of engagement on where the €30,000 is going. I know there was consultation in respect of the old Mars Cinema building in Kilrush. I was delighted to see that was open for all the community to come along and have their say.

I have been contacted by a number of business owners in the Kilrush town area. They have properties above their shops, and they want to see them turned into rental accommodation, for example. Along with the review the Minister of State outlined, we could find other ways to inject funding into these communities where we know deprivation is high to give them a fighting chance to get those necessary works done on those properties. There is a huge demand for one-bed and two-bed properties on the housing list in County Clare. It would be very beneficial to see an expansion of the vacant refurbishment scheme and the additional funding the Minister of State outlined that will come with the town centre first scheme.

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