Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2015
579. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a funding programme through grants or tax relief will be considered to support persons who purchase derelict or abandoned properties in rural areas with the intention of restoring and renovating them to serve as their principal private residence owing to the benefits such actions have for rural communities, as well as for the provision of housing stock. [9353/15]
View answerI have no plans to introduce a new funding programme to support persons who are restoring and renovating a derelict or abandoned rural property as their principal private residence.
In respect of houses with thatched roofs, my Department operates a grant scheme for the renewal or repair of such roofs, the details of which are at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/HousingGrantsFinancialAssistance/ThatchingGrants/. The issue of tax relief in respect of such activities is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Finance.
