Refurbishment of vacant dwellings set to be accelerated

The Government is set to back Fianna Fáil proposals to speed up the refurbishment of vacant homes.

Fianna Fáil housing spokesman Barry Cowen described the Government’s current policies around returning vacant homes into use as “disastrous”.

He said: “Like many other announcements and pronouncements by Government, much was expected but the action hasn’t match-ed the rhetoric.”