
JUST 15 out of a total 225 vacant properties owned by Limerick City and County Council are ready to accept tenants.
Thatโs according to information provided by the Council to Limerick senator Paul Gavan.
Senator Gavan claims the figures represent โa monumental failure to take action to ensure people have somewhere to live.โ
โWe are in the middle of the worst housing crisis in the history of the state, yet we have over 200 properties owned by our Council that are literally lying vacant whilst desperate families and young children are stuck in emergency accommodation across the city and county,โ he said.
- External Walls: Up to โฌ8,000 Grant
- Attic: Up to โฌ1,500 Grant
- Cavity Walls: Up to โฌ1,700 Grant
- Internal Dry Lining: Up to โฌ4,500 Grant
According to a communication to Senator Gavan by the Council, โthe remainder of the units are at various stages of construction/renovation.โ