Varadkar: Council homes vacant 'for good reason' 

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking in Belfast, where he held bilateral meetings with British representatives following the announcement of €1.14bn in funding through Peace Plus.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said in the “majority” of cases, council homes are vacant “for good reason.” 

Mr Varadkar was reacting to a report which revealed more than 3,500 council homes across the country lay empty at the end of the first half of this year.