Dublin City Council has ran out of funding to refurbish empty social housing units, it has emerged.

The news was revealed at a meeting of the Dublin City Council's Strategic Policy Committee for Housing on Thursday 05 December.

Commenting on the news, Labour Party Councillor and Chairperson of DCC Strategic Policy Committee for Housing, Cllr Alison Gilliland said: "Refurbishing units left vacant due to a tenant passing on or moving to another tenancy is one of the quickest wins when it comes to accommodating those on our social housing waiting lists or those waiting in emergency homeless accommodation.

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"It's incredible that the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and the Minister aren't more on top of ensuring that there is no shortfall in funding for void refurbishments given the current crisis and ever increasing homeless family figures.

"It's also incredible that the Department only funds just over half the costs of DCC void refurbishments instead of the full cost. This proves that money is an issue when it comes to putting a safe, secure roof over the heads of our most vulnerable."

(CM/JG)