Tipperary County Council praised as over 1,000 vacant homes are brought back into system

A conference dealing with the problems caused by dereliction will be held in Letterkenny this coming week

placeholder image — A conference dealing with the problems caused by dereliction will be held in Letterkenny this coming week

A total of 1,017 vacant social homes were brought back into active use in County Tipperary between 2014-2023 under the Voids Programme figures released by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show.

The figures also show that €14.6m was spent in order to renovate and refurbish the homes.

The Voids Programme supports local authorities in preparing vacant homes for re-letting and builds on the ongoing work to tackle vacancy and dereliction to bring vacant properties into re-use for housing.

Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, Darragh O’Brien said: “I commend Tipperary County Council for working with us to bring these homes back into active use in 2023. Their efforts, will make a real difference in the lives of over 2,400 households.”