Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 January 2026
670. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.1390 of 13 December 2025, to provide a breakdown of the value of grants paid for the purpose of renovating rental properties in 2023, 2024 and data available to date for 2025, by county and by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/26]
View answer679. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grant applications for each local authority for each of the past three years; the number per county; the number of these grants per county that were successful; the number of grants that have been successfully drawn down; the total value of these drawn down grants per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4411/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 670 and 679 together.
The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, funded under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund, 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. This data also includes a breakdown of applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and the Derelict Property Top-up Grant for every quarter. The Q3 2025 grant statistics were published on 17 October 2025. This data can be accessed at the following link: Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant statistics (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-statistics/#2025).
A breakdown of the value of grants paid out for the purpose of refurbishing vacant or derelict properties to be made available for rent is provided in tabular form in the attached word document. My Department does not hold a record of such properties per county, therefore the breakdown is provided per local authority.
