EU aid key to 2,000 council flats

The refurbishment of 2,000 council flats depends upon EU aid money, Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan has told the Cabinet.

The Government has applied for €100m in structural fund help in order to modernise 1,500 local authority dwellings in Dublin, 300 in Cork, and 200 in Limerick.

The flats are in need of modernisation and energy-efficiency measures, said Ms O’Sullivan.