Government to consider vacant property grant changes after just 21 draw-downs

Derelict houses in St Mary's Park, Limerick. 

The Government will consider making changes to a vacant property refurbishment scheme, after just 21 grants were drawn down since the scheme came into effect last year.

The Irish Examiner first reported that, despite 4,640 applications to the scheme and 1,975 approvals, just 21 grants have been drawn down since the programme was introduced in July 2022.