Voids Stimulus Programme News Today

The Government plans to abolish charges for overnight stays as well as fees for day cases.

This plan and others will be discussed at Cabinet tomorrow.

Over 100 vacant social homes across Galway to be refurbished and re-let this year 21 May 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 100 vacant social homes across Galway are to be refurbished and re-let this year. Housing Minister Darragh O’ Brien has today announced another Voids Stimulus Programme to cover 3 thousand social housing units nationwide. Under the scheme, his Department covers a refurbishment cost of €11 thousand per home, or up to €50 thousand for vacant homes requiring sig...

Galway Bay FM 26 January 2021 print Galway Bay fm newsroom – Over 150 homes were refurbished for use in social housing schemes in Galway last year. As part of the 2020 Voids Stimulus Programme, over 2,500 homes have been brought back into use nationwide, with 152 delivered in Galway. As part of the programme, over €40 million was allocated for the refurbishment of 2,500 vacant social homes. By the end of 2020, 1,925 were occupied with a further 640 tenancies accepted.

Tipp FM Text 083 311 3311 Photo: © Tipperary County Council 131 vacant social housing units in Tipperary were brought back into productive use last year, according to the Department of Housing. It follows funding under the 2020 Voids Programme, announced by Minister Darragh O’Brien last year. Tipperary was assigned just under €2 million under the 2020 Voids Stimulus Programme last summer, which attempted to bolster funding to refurbish vacant social housing units. Fianna Fáil ...

More than 70 empty council houses in Laois have been refurbished and relet to people to people in search of a home on Laois County Councils waiting list. ...

140 vacant homes in Donegal have been brought back into social housing stock. €56.4m has been spent to bring 3,607 vacant homes across the country back into use under the Voids Stimulus Programme. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has thanked Donegal County Council for their work in refurbishing and re-letting 140 homes in the county.

90 vacant Kildare homes brought back into use Department figures  ); Ninety vacant homes have been brought back into use in county Kildare, according to the Housing, Local Government and Heritage Department.  Minister Darragh O’Brien welcomed the fact that the 2020 Voids Stimulus Programme has exceeded targets with 2,565 social homes refurbished and brought back into use across the country. “The shutdown in construction activity in the first half of last year has had a big impact on our ...