Over five hundred thousand euro has been announced towards the refurbishment of vacant social housing units in Clare.
It’s part of a 24 million euro announcement by Housing Minister Simon Coveney under the Government’s Vacant Properties Voids Programme.
514,000 euro will go towards bringing 24 properties up to scratch here in Clare where there’s over 2,000 applicants on the social housing list.
Clare County Council’s Director of Social Development admits the number of houses is relatively small in the context of the two and a half thousand homes owned by the local authority.
But Liam Conneally has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that it will add to work already being carried out:
The Chairman of the social Development Committee has also welcomed today’s announcement but says it’s only a drop in the pond of what’s needed.
Councillor Gerry Flynn is calling on the Housing Minister to come to Clare as part of a more hands on approach to social housing:
