Commitment

Extend vacant and derelict property grants to 2030

What this means

  • The Irish government has committed to extending the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and related dereliction supports until 2030.[source]
  • The goal is to bring empty and derelict homes back into use, helping to address housing shortages across Ireland.[source]
  • This commitment sits within the housing policy area and is the responsibility of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.[source]
  • Minister James Browne is the officeholder accountable for delivering on this commitment.[source]
  • The commitment was first stated on 23 January 2025 as part of the Programme for Government and is currently listed as in progress.[source]

Direct impact (3)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

Summary derived from the records cited above. Read the methodology to understand how this is generated.

Relationship map

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage - delivery owned by bodyBDepartment of Housing, Lo…delivery owned by bodyJames Browne - delivery owned by officeholderOJames Brownedelivery owned by officeholderNational housing policy and the planning system - implements mandateMNational housing policy a…implements mandateCExtend vacant and derelict prop…

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

In Progress

Commitment to extend the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and related dereliction supports to 2030 to bring empty homes back into use.

Attribution & links

Origin
Programme For Government
Policy area
Housing
Owning party
Independent / unattributed
Responsible body
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Responsible officeholder
James Browne
Linked mandate
National housing policy and the planning system
First stated
2025-01-23
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

Every status claim above is backed by a primary source — follow a link to the source-of-truth document.

Evidence

This commitment contributes to the Delivery score of Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and James Browne.

Knowledge graph

Loading graph data...