Grants of up to €50,000 will be available for all vacant homes as refurb scheme extended

It is expected that Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien will announce on Tuesday that he will bring inner city areas into the Croí Cónaithe refurbishment scheme. File picture

Grants of up to €50,000 are to be extended to all vacant properties across the country in a bid to bring as many unoccupied buildings back into use as family homes.

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien had been under pressure to expand the Croí Cónaithe scheme which, up until now, has provided financial supports to refurbished vacant properties in towns and villages only.