Govt approves €15m to refurbish 1,000 abandoned homes
More than 1,000 boarded up council houses around the country are to be refurbished under a new programme signed off by Government this lunchtime.
A fund of €15m has been put in place to pay for the work.
Under the plan, it is hoped many of the new houses will be available to new tenants in the coming months.
The Housing Minister Jan O'Sullivan says the programme of works is positive for local communities as it removes an eyesore and a space that can often become a focal point for anti-social behaviour.
Carlow
Allocation - €173,000
No of boarded up house approved for return to use - 14
Local Authority Average Unit Cost - €12,357
Cavan
€183,000
8
€22,875
Clare
€400,000
20
€20,000
Cork City
€1,585,000
92
€17,228
Cork County
€1,181,000
87
€13,575
Donegal
€414,000
59
€7,017
Dublin City
€3,963,000
236
€16,792
Fingal
€823,000
52
€15,827
South Dublin
€440,000
35
€12,571
D.L.R.
€55,000
2
€27,500
Galway City
€243,000
21
€11,571
Galway County
€515,000
32
€16,094
Kerry
€304,000
22
€13,818
Kildare
€470,000
18
€26,111
Kilkenny
€264,000
10
€26,400
Laois
€178,000
14
€12,714
Leitrim
€75,000
5
€15,000
Limerick
€498,000
55
€9,055
Longford
€150,000
7
€21,429
Louth
€76,000
4
€19,000
Mayo
€364,000
50
€7,280
Meath
€616,000
31
€19,871
Monaghan made no application for this funding round.
It received funding to bring 11 homes back into use in April 2014.
Offaly
€289,000
19
€15,211
Roscommon
€66,000
6
€11,000
Sligo
€72,000
5
€14,400
Tipperary
€489,000
37
€13,216
Waterford
€464,000
23
€20,174
Westmeath
€220,000
26
€8,462
Wexford
€150,000
5
€30,000
Wicklow
€280,000
13
€21538
