Vacant homes plan delayed until after the budget

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has come under fire after admitting that the Government’s vacant homes plan may not be published until after the budget.

Mr Murphy has been accused in the Dáil of lacking a “sense of urgency” on freeing up nearly 200,000 vacant properties around the country which could ease the homelessness crisis.

Labour’s Jan O’Sullivan expressed her disappointment after it was revealed the vacant home strategy, which was due in the spring, has been delayed until at least late autumn.