Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
708. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grant assistance is available for a club (details supplied) to provide worker accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15202/24]
View answerThere is no grant assistance available of the type referenced. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, which was introduced in 2022 under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund, supports the refurbishment of vacant and derelict properties, bringing them back into use as homes. The Grant is available to individuals or households for which the property will be their principal private residence or who will make the property available to rent. The Grant is currently not available to clubs, such as that specified in the Question.
The Grant provides up to a maximum of €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties. 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 grant is available in respect of vacant and derelict properties built up to and including 2007, in towns, villages, cities and rural areas, that have been vacant for 2 years or more prior to the grant application.
