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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 12, 2026

QUESTION NO. 25

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive how much of the allocated budget for the vacant property refurbishment grants was spent in 2025?

REPLY:

The vacant property refurbishment grant was introduced in 2022, as one of the supports available to bring vacant and/or derelict properties back into use. A grant of up to €50,000 is available. If the refurbishment costs exceed the standard grant of up to €50,000, a top-up grant amount of up to €20,000 is available. To get this top-up grant, you must confirm that the property is derelict. In 2025, an allocation of €2.8m was approved in the revenue budget for the payment of vacant property grants. 58 grants in the amount of €2.86m were paid out in 2025.

Due to the success of the grant, an additional €700,000 was allocated to bring derelict /vacant properties back into permanent homes with €3.5m in the revenue budget for 2026.