Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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1147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on the review of schemes under the croí cónaithe towns fund, including the ready to build scheme (details supplied); the timeline for its full publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45201/25]

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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1152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to publish the review of the vacant property refurbishment grant undertaken in 2024, which included the matter of staged payments to successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/25]

Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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1235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made under the vacant property refurbishment grant, broken down by local authority area, that have been initiated and completed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46171/25]

Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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1272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail for each local authority the number of applications made for croí cónaithe grants in each since they were first introduced; the number of applications that were granted; the number of applications that were refused and reason for refusal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46681/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1147, 1152, 1235 and 1272 together.

The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant introduced in July 2022, provides a grant of up to €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent. A top-up grant of up to €20,000 is available where the property is confirmed to be derelict, bringing the total grant available for a derelict property up to a maximum of €70,000. In order to qualify for the grant, the property must be vacant for two years or more at the time of application.

My Department publishes data on applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant on its website on a quarterly basis, which includes the number of applications, approvals and the total number and value of grants paid per local authority since the scheme's inception. The Q2 2025 grant statistics were published on 18 July 2025. This data can be accessed at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-statistics/.  

A comprehensive review of the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and the Ready to Build Scheme was undertaken in 2024 considering all aspects of the schemes.

The Review findings and the commitments contained in the Programme for Government are being considered including as part of the next Housing plan, which will be launched over the next couple of months.

Any changes to the grant, will be communicated in a timely manner.