Donegal County Council has announced that grant payments under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme have exceeded €1.3 million, facilitating the return of 28 homes to use.

Since its launch in July 2022, the Scheme has received 772 applications for refurbishing vacant properties. Of these, 500 applications have been approved for grant support, while the remainder are awaiting additional information from applicants or are scheduled for initial technical inspections. Within this total, 24 applications did not meet scheme requirements and 19 applications were withdrawn by the applicants.

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Liam Ward, Director of Services for Community Development and Planning Services said: "The Council is delighted with the uptake of the scheme, that provides grants of up to €84,000 to address the significant issue of vacancy and dereliction in the County as well as providing new family homes. The level of funding available under the scheme is significant, not alone to the individual applicant but to the general economy here in Donegal."