Jim O'Callaghan
Question:269. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to the estimated cost of increasing the vacant property grant amount by €5,000 increments, in tabular form. [40275/24]
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The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, introduced in July 2022 under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund, supports bringing vacant and derelict properties back into use as homes. A grant of up to €50,000 is available for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent. Where the refurbishment costs are expected to exceed the standard grant of up to €50,000, a top-up grant amount of up to €20,000 is available where the property is confirmed by the applicant to be derelict or where the property is already on the local authority’s Derelict Sites Register, bringing the total grant available for a derelict property up to a maximum of €70,000.
The attached table provides the estimated cost of increasing the maximum Grant payments under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant by €5,000 increments.
Estimated cost of increasing current maximum Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Levels.