FIGURES released by the Department of Housing, Local Government show that 221 previously vacant or derelict homes in Clare have been brought back to use, thanks to €12.93m in funding to Clare applicants under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant since the scheme launched. The figures also reveal that there is a robust pipeline of projects …
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*Photograph: John Mangan REFUGEES leaving war-torn countries have are being moved “without any consideration,” Clare councillors have said while once again slamming the lack of consultation from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly DELIVERY of 30 social houses in Ennistymon has been put on hold.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley APPROVAL has been granted for both Ennis and Shannon to be included in the Affordable Housing Scheme.
*The biodiversity garden in Shannon. Photograph: Arthur Ellis A NEW BIODIVERSITY OFFICER is to be appointed in Co Clare.
ONE OF THE COUNTRY’s biggest construction companies has been named as the one of the suppliers of defective concrete blocks in Clare.
OFFICIALS in the Department of Housing have said it will be able to recommend to the Government an extension of the defective concrete block scheme to Co Clare if latest samples show a link to damage between the blocks and homes tested.
*The home of Michelle and Steve Mansfield is among the worst affected in Clare. Photograph: Joe Buckley FRESH HURLDES have been thrown in the way of homeowners impacted by the presence of mica and pyrite.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING officials took over a month to put concerns in writing regarding Clare’s application to be included in a defective concrete block redress scheme.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly A revised application for the development of 18 social housing units in Scariff is to be submitted to the Department of Housing.