Housing
Half of councils have no full-time roles for tackling vacancy
Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance, confirmed this week that owners of vacant homes are facing a new tax in the Budget
Almost half of Ireland’s local authorities still have no full-time role in place for tackling vacancy as the government prepares to introduce a new vacant homes tax as part of Budget 2023.
Following publication of the Department of Housing’s progress report into its Housing for All plan in January, it was revealed that 21 of the 65 targets to be completed by the end of 2021 had not been met, including the provision of full-time ...